Lesson 13 When Technology and Humanity Cross

When Technology
and Humanity Cross

Introduction
The ever-growing society has made people see

technology as some form of necessity.
Introduction
Technology-comes from the
Greek word techne and logos
which mean art and word.
Technology means a discourse
on arts.
Introduction
It first appeared in the 17th century where the concept
was only used to talk about the arts, specifically
applied arts.
Concepts like machine and tools were also attached to
the word “technology” which is the more popular
sense of the concept nowadays.
TELEVISION SETS, MOBILE PHONES,
COMPUTERS AND HUMANITY
A number of technological devices can be easily found

inside the home, the most accessible place to anyone.
It can also be easily inferred that these technological
devices are some of the most popular and most
commonly used types of devices across all age groups.
People all over the world use these technologies every
day to accomplish different purposes
TELEVISION
In the late 1800s, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow,

a student in Germany, developed the
first ever mechanical module of
television. He succeeded in sending
images through wires with the help of a
rotating metal disk. This technology
was called the ‘electric telescope’ that
had 18 lines of resolution.
TELEVISION
In 1907, two inventors, Alan Archibald Campbell-

Swinton who was an English scientist and Boris Rosing
who was a Russian scientist, created a new system of
television by using cathode ray tube in addition to the
mechanical scanner system.
MOBILE PHONES
On April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, a

senior engineer at Motorola, made
the world’s first mobile phone call.
 The mobile phone used by Cooper
weighed 1.1 kilograms and
measured 228.6 x 127 x 44.4 mm
MOBILE PHONES
This kind of device was capable of a 30

minute talk time. However, it took 10 hours to
charge.
In 1983, Motorola made their first
commercial mobile phone available to the
public.
It was known as the Motorola
COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS
It was Charles Babbage, a 19th

century English Mathematics
professor, who designed the
Analytical Engine which was used
as the basic framework of the
computers even until the present
time.
COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS
The first true portable

computer was released in
April 1981.
It was called the Osborne 1
(Orfano, 2011)
Roles Played by These Technological
Advancements
TELEVISION
advertisements and information dissemination
recreational activity and good stress reliever
good platform for different propagandas and
advocacies
good way to bond
Advancements
MOBILE PHONES
communication
surf the internet
take pictures
Other applications like music player, calendar, radio and
among others
Advancements
PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS

Surf the internet and communication
use for job
play games
watch movie etc.
Ethical Dilemma Faced
by These Technological
Advancements
Moral dilemma
1. First dilemma, people
who develop different kinds
of sickness because of too
much use of technological
devices.
Moral dilemma
2. Second dilemma, the people in the scientific world nor the
children are blameworthy because first, the children are not yet
capable of rationally deciding for themselves what is good and what
is bad. Second even the creators of these technologies went out of
their way to inform children of the pros and cons of these
technological contributions, it would still be useless because the
children have no capacity to understand them yet.
 It was the recklessness and overconfidence of the adults that cause
the character change in children.
Robotics and
Humanity
Robotics and Humanity
Another great product of the innovative minds of the
people is the robot.
Robots are now widely used. Ex. There are so called
service robots. These particular robots do specific tasks
but focus mainly in assisting their masters in their
everyday tasks.
A preliminary extract of the relevant
definition is (IFR, 2012):
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE) made it their task to formulate a working
definition for service robot.
A robot is an actuated mechanism programmable in
two or more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving
within its environment, to perform intended tasks.
A service robot is a robot

that performs useful tasks
for humans or equipment
excluding industrial
automation application.
A personal service robot or a
service robot for personal use is a
robot used for a noncommercial
task, usually by laypersons. Ex.
Domestic servant robot, automated
wheelchair, personal mobility
assist robot, and pet exercising
robot.
A professional service robot
or a service robot for
professional use is a robot
used for a commercial task,
usually operated by a
properly trained operator.
Roles Played by Robotics
Used to ease the workload of mankind

To make life more efficient and less
stressful
To entertain people
Ethical consequences of robots.
Just like people living in the society, robots also
have their own set of rules and characteristics
that define what a good robot is.
These laws were formulated by Isaac Asimov
back in the 1940’s, when he was thinking of the
ethical consequences of robots.
Ethical consequences of robots.
These are the following (Standford, n.d.):
 Law One: A robot may not injure a human being or, through
inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
 Law Two: A robot must obey the orders given it by human
beings except where such orders would conflict with the First
Law.
 Law Three: A robot must protect its own existence as long as
such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Ethical Dilemma/s Faced by
Robotics
SAFETY
Emotional component
Partial autonomy includes active human-robot
interaction
Full autonomy excludes active human-robot
interaction

Lesson 13 When Technology and Humanity Cross

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lesson 13 When Technology and Humanity Cross

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lesson 13 When Technology and Humanity Cross

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

When Technology

and Humanity Cross

The ever-growing society has made people see

A number of technological devices can be easily found

In the late 1800s, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow,

In 1907, two inventors, Alan Archibald Campbell-

On April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, a

This kind of device was capable of a 30

It was Charles Babbage, a 19th

The first true portable

PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS

A service robot is a robot

Used to ease the workload of mankind

You might also like