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ICT Grade 8 2019/2020

Advantages

●Robots can work in environments harmful to human operators.
● They can work non-stop (24/7).
●They are less expensive in the long term. Although they are expensive to buy
initially, they don‟t need wages.
●Productivity is higher, since they do not need holidays, are not ill, etc.
●There is greater consistency – every car coming off a production line is identical.
● They can do boring, repetitive tasks, leaving humans free to do other more
skilled work.

Disadvantages

●Robots find it difficult to do „unusual‟ tasks (e.g. one-off glassware for a chemical
company).
●They replace skilled labour, leading to unemployment.
●Since robots do many of the tasks once done by humans, there is a risk of de-skilling.
● Because robots are independent of the skills base, factories can be
moved anywhere in the world, again causing unemployment.

4 Dr.Nasser Ahmed