Robots are coming, and ever will leave us all out of work

Where robots have replaced humans

Recently in Japan opened hotel Henn-na (Henn-na Hotel), in which 90% of the work is done by robots and 10 people cope with the remaining 10% of all cases. Robot, Kokoro-issued by the company, called actroid. They know how to welcome guests and to colonize, establishing eye contact with them and reacting to the movement. Some can communicate in foreign languages.

Hotel Henn-na, which literally translated from Japanese to English as "strange hotel", and other uses robots, except actroid, for example Nao humanoid robots (NAO) and Pepper (Pepper) from the company Aldebaran Robotics. Robots welcome visitors at the entrance and at the front desk, to help them take off my coat and carry bags, cleaned the rooms.

Henn-na Hotel is not the only one of its kind. In New York, there YOTEL, where robots take care of things guests make coffee, bring clothes, clean rooms and perform a lot of other work.

And last year the hotel giant Starwood introduced robots, which are called Botlrs. Serving guests, these robots can move around the hotel and in elevators without human assistance. Since 1992, robots are helping in hospitals: spread the trays of food and medicine, wash bedding, throw out the trash. The hypermarket chain Lowe's robot OSHbot helps customers find the right product.

Amazon uses more than 15,000 robots in their warehouses to deliver the orders on time. Even the US Army plans to replace tens of thousands of soldiers robots. Last year, the University of Birmingham has its first robot guard Bob height of 1.8 meters, which scans the room and indicates if it sees something unusual. If Bob gets stuck somewhere, he can call for help, and if discharged - samoctoyatelno sent to recharge.

Robots help improve the productivity of remote workers. In business school at MIT employees who work from home can "roam" around the office and interact with colleagues using robots.

As the widespread introduction of robots affect us

Robots are increasingly appearing next to us at work if they take away the very jobs? Some believe that because of the widespread introduction of robots people can be on the street. In 2013, in Oxford we conducted a study according to which 47% increased risk of currently existing jobs will soon be automated. For 20 years, people in these areas will be replaced by robots.

However, there is another opinion: giving machines hard work, people will be able to devote himself to more interesting and high-tech activities. This is the opinion and David Kahn, the head of Double Robotics, the company that created robots used at MIT.

Robert Atkinson, an economist of the analytical center of technological development and innovation fund, states the conclusions that robots will take away jobs, based on a very superficial analysis situation. In fact the opposite occurs: the introduction of robots is reduced. Atkinson explains this fall for two reasons:

1. Thirty years ago, the United States more actively invest in the development of robotics and software, than now.
2. Low-hanging fruit such as check-in machines at the airport already ripped.

The third reason, according to Atkins, you can call it that in the US there is no productive development policies.

They could do much to improve the level of productivity in the country, but did not even plan. In contrast, for example, Australia, where there is a National Commission to improve productivity, the work of which is to identify growth opportunities. And we only assume what needs to happen ...

And the company is more profitable to hire people with low wages, rather than automated. An incentive to replace staff robots no. Now, if people had to pay more, then the company would be thinking about robotics.

For example, if the majority of the low-paid occupations require higher wages, as it did in New York City workers fast food establishments, then the automation process will accelerate.

But that said on the issue of Harry Mathiason, president of the law firm Littler Mendelson, which specializes in labor law in connection with the robotization.

Robots can take away our work, but it's not bad

As Atkinson, Mathiason believes that no cause for concern. He explains that automation 47% increased risk of working places has nothing to do with unemployment.

MATHIASON promises that we are waiting for exciting times. We'll have to amend the Labor Code, answering questions related to the interaction between humans and robots. For example, how to regulate the dissemination of personal information, because robots will write down what they hear.

Although it is not known how quickly penetrate into all areas of robotics, there is no doubt that it will happen. And while some continue to fear of losing their jobs, others dream about how it will improve the overall economy and the well-being of each person. Performance companies will grow, they will be able to earn more and pay more workers.

However, one of the dispute is still not resolved: what it is, when the reception of the hotel you are met actroid which seems terribly mimics human gestures ...