Robotics today and the future – are they good for us?

Robotics today and the future – are they good for us?

There is no doubt that all of us want a robot, whether it’s for company, for protection or for help. Robots can be good or bad, depending on what we want from them, and what limitations we may decide to impose on them, but are robots really good for us? Today we discuss one of the cons of the robots of the future.

On thing which may not surprise you is that we are becoming fatter each year. The cause of this is said to be fast food and junk food, but I think this may not be the case. You only have to look at the Amish to see the fallacy in blaming fatty foods – they are fit and healthy. Why?

As more cars get on the road, we get lazier. We refuse to get up and walk somewhere if we can drive there. If it’s 400km away, walking may take you a long time, so driving is OK. If it’s down the street, or two block away, walk. Most of us will drive even if it’s only 1km away. We refuse to let our kids out because it’s dangerous. We lack exercise.

I fear that the robots of the future will take away our need to exercise. We may even ask them to exercise for us – not good! The reason why we have developed so many tools is because humans are inherently lazy – if there is an easier or faster way to do the same thing, we will try it or invent it. Robots may be just another symptom of this, and that we will all eventually become fat.