nowadays, more and more jobs and tasks which involve hard physical work and done by machines. Do the positive effects of this trend outweith the negative effects?

In

this

technological era, much manual

work

, especially physically demanding

work

, can be carried out by machinery and robots.

Although

this

trend has drawbacks, its advantages are much more significant. On the one hand, we cannot deny that an increasing

number

of robotic workers lead to a climbing unemployment rate. Before the invention of computerised machines, industrial companies can always provide a considerable

number

of employment opportunities for low-skilled jobs

such

as porters and assemblers in factories while sometimes failing to hire enough people. Nowadays,

in contrast

, the

number

of

such

job positions is much less than before due to the popularity of automatic workers.

As a result

, an unthinkable group of people who do not have academic qualifications from universities find it difficult to find a job.

On the other hand

, the merits of

this

development totally outshine the aforementioned drawback.

First

of all, computers and computer-based technology have led to a much more streamlined and efficient workplace. Generally speaking, robot workers can

work

non-stop for 24 hours, whereas humans can only

work

for 8 hours according to labour law.

In addition

, computer-based calculation allows non-human machines to finish tasks without a single mistake. For that reason, the production cost can be largely minimised due to their outstanding

work

efficiency and great productivity. On top of that, people can prevent themselves from hurting themselves due to occupational hazards. Recent research from Chinese governments shows that in China, around 80,000 victims working in factories were injured or killed by incidents every year because of careless operations or unexpected coincidences. If machines undertake all the risky and heavy

work

, the

number

of

such

unfortunate tragedies would be considerably reduced. To sum up.

Although

machine-based technologies result in a high unemployment rate, they ensure adequate productivity for businesses and the safety of individuals.

Therefore

,

this

improvement should be encouraged and developed.