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 ROBOTS: A REPLACEMENT OF THE HUMAN FORCE?




Artificial Intelligence, which is the core of robotics, has become a part of our daily lives. From your email app’s spam classification of emails to your phone’s keyboard word suggestions as you type, artificial intelligence is at work. 

Artificial intelligence and robotics are also deployed in various sectors of the economy. For example, we have robots in the manufacturing industry that perform repetitive tasks that are usually boring and tiring to human workers. The robots are able to do more work within a shorter time, thereby reducing the cost of production for companies.



In the agricultural sector, incorporating robotics and artificial intelligence is also making a huge positive impact. Robots can be used to carry out laborious activities such as weeding or harvesting. The negative impact of pesticides on human health is also reduced through the use of drones for aerial pesticide application.


A few days ago, the Nigerian government launched Omeife, Africa’s first humanoid robot. Developed by Uniccon Group, Omeife is capable of speaking up to eight (8) languages including English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and Pidgin. Omeife is considered a possible solution in the teaching sector. 





Evidently, robotics is being introduced into more areas of human life daily. While robots outshine humans in being able to perform repetitive tasks for long hours without getting tired, they possess one major flaw.

 Robots can only do the specific tasks they are programmed to perform. This is why they require human supervision to function effectively.  Robots lack the creativity, emotions and social intelligence that characterize humans. 

For example, a robot will never be able to match a doctor’s level of perception of a patient’s medical situation or the social intelligence needed by HR personnel to interact and build relationships with employees. 

Robots are products of human creativity. Humans can never be replaced by their creation. Therefore, thoughts of robots taking over the world should remain where they came from - science fiction.


FASINA INIOLUWA. 200L.

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