PART V - REASONS WHY ROBOTS ARE OR ARE NOT DESIGNED AS ANDROIDS WITH HUMAN-LIKE FORM
Do they have to look like us? Why or why not? What are the connected issues?
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Do they have to look like us? Why or why not? What are the connected issues?
Personally, I think that designers and creators of robots should strive to build robots that are as close to humans as possible. Building a sufficiently realistic android is one of the biggest challenges in robotics; therefore it is important that they try to succeed in building a realistic ‘human’ robot as this will increase knowledge and possibilities in robotics. I believe there is no harm in creating androids; it is only after their creation that there are issues with androids. The policy of usage of androids is crucial, but for the actual creation of androids, I still find the positive side of androids more convincing than the negative side.
Also, when robots look like humans (androids), humans might be less afraid of them. As they will appear more human, the robots will fit in more in the environment. Humans might be afraid of the appearance of robots as the robot acts as human but does not look like one at all. In humans, the less sophisticated robots (not androids) were always used as ‘the bad guys’, a robot with bad intentions. Therefore, when creators are able to make androids that resemble humans as closely as possible, these images will fade away.
An issue about androids may arise as the development of androids becomes too life like and when it might become as extreme as that it is hard to tell the difference between real and android. People might use the androids in inappropriate ways or ways that cause harm to others. But if one respects Asimov’s laws, then the development of androids will bring only advantages and more knowledge in robotics.
Do they have to look like us? Why or why not? What are the connected issues?
The first cause that all the robots are not created as androids are the function of the robot. The human- like form is neither efficient to complete the task (i.e. industrial robots and nanobots) nor is necessary to interaction with humans. As androids exits to copy the motions of the human, their creators, the androids are viewed as the closest of the robots to the human existence. In terms of structure, the joint structure and body proportion, the androids are easily relatable and not that alienated. Like in the mental illness as xenophobia, when robots are shaped differently than the humans, intrusion of unfamiliar objects in the human brain triggers nerve impulses that are for anger, shyness and anxiety.
Therefore the androids that are created to be friendly to the humans, and interact and operate in close relationships with human clients and customers such as the robots for health care, the android shape is best recommended.
However, in my opinion, robots should follow the rules of evolutionary success and survival techniques in many different animals, such as spiders: the leg structure allows immobile stability. Or have 360 degrees head rotation like owls to observe the surroundings, or move on quadrupeds like horses and dogs. It all depends on the environment the robot is instructed to mobilize and conduct operations. And to adapt to the environment the best, the joint structure, the length of each body parts, amount of fingers, position of the mouth, ear, or eye, everything should come from combination of animals that are better adapted to the wild environments that humans normally have control over with the help of their intelligent mind.
The example of that practice already exists in military research institutes that develop supporting robots for soldiers in combat zones. These robots are adapted to extreme harsh conditions, are able to carry a human being, locate it, detect changes in the environment, and run terrestrially and under water.
The conclusion is that, the more the robots look like humans, the more the threat to the nature of the normal human being. Robots are not made out of flesh, molecules and chemical reactions, but of metal, plastic, elctronics chips, and wires, bolts. The srength of the android may exceed human potential in some years, and as predominantly predicted by futurists, the artificial intelligence will allow the robots to have a power of over humans. This threat, though claimed unlikely by developers of the robotics, are the most popular theme known as an disadvantage of robots.
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Do they have to look like us? Why or why not? What are the connected issues?
Personally, I think that designers and creators of robots should strive to build robots that are as close to humans as possible. Building a sufficiently realistic android is one of the biggest challenges in robotics; therefore it is important that they try to succeed in building a realistic ‘human’ robot as this will increase knowledge and possibilities in robotics.
I believe there is no harm in creating androids; it is only after their creation that there are issues with androids. The policy of usage of androids is crucial, but for the actual creation of androids, I still find the positive side of androids more convincing than the negative side.
Also, when robots look like humans (androids), humans might be less afraid of them. As they will appear more human, the robots will fit in more in the environment. Humans might be afraid of the appearance of robots as the robot acts as human but does not look like one at all. In humans, the less sophisticated robots (not androids) were always used as ‘the bad guys’, a robot with bad intentions. Therefore, when creators are able to make androids that resemble humans as closely as possible, these images will fade away.
An issue about androids may arise as the development of androids becomes too life like and when it might become as extreme as that it is hard to tell the difference between real and android. People might use the androids in inappropriate ways or ways that cause harm to others. But if one respects Asimov’s laws, then the development of androids will bring only advantages and more knowledge in robotics.
Do they have to look like us? Why or why not? What are the connected issues?
The first cause that all the robots are not created as androids are the function of the robot. The human- like form is neither efficient to complete the task (i.e. industrial robots and nanobots) nor is necessary to interaction with humans. As androids exits to copy the motions of the human, their creators, the androids are viewed as the closest of the robots to the human existence. In terms of structure, the joint structure and body proportion, the androids are easily relatable and not that alienated. Like in the mental illness as xenophobia, when robots are shaped differently than the humans, intrusion of unfamiliar objects in the human brain triggers nerve impulses that are for anger, shyness and anxiety.
Therefore the androids that are created to be friendly to the humans, and interact and operate in close relationships with human clients and customers such as the robots for health care, the android shape is best recommended.
However, in my opinion, robots should follow the rules of evolutionary success and survival techniques in many different animals, such as spiders: the leg structure allows immobile stability. Or have 360 degrees head rotation like owls to observe the surroundings, or move on quadrupeds like horses and dogs. It all depends on the environment the robot is instructed to mobilize and conduct operations. And to adapt to the environment the best, the joint structure, the length of each body parts, amount of fingers, position of the mouth, ear, or eye, everything should come from combination of animals that are better adapted to the wild environments that humans normally have control over with the help of their intelligent mind.
The example of that practice already exists in military research institutes that develop supporting robots for soldiers in combat zones. These robots are adapted to extreme harsh conditions, are able to carry a human being, locate it, detect changes in the environment, and run terrestrially and under water.
The conclusion is that, the more the robots look like humans, the more the threat to the nature of the normal human being. Robots are not made out of flesh, molecules and chemical reactions, but of metal, plastic, elctronics chips, and wires, bolts. The srength of the android may exceed human potential in some years, and as predominantly predicted by futurists, the artificial intelligence will allow the robots to have a power of over humans. This threat, though claimed unlikely by developers of the robotics, are the most popular theme known as an disadvantage of robots.
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