ROBOTICS AND ITS IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES

The study examined robotics and its impact on household activities. The study reviewed the concepts of robotics, types of robotics and household activities,general benefits of robots in daily life and their specific benefits in household activities. The study reviewed the positive and negative impacts of robotics on household activities. Robotics according to the study is the science and technology behind the design, manufacturing and application of robots. Robots are of various forms such as medical robots, educational robots, and domestic robots amongst others. Domestic robots, also known as personal service robots or companion robots are designed to help with household tasks. Robots are used for carrying out various activities among which are household activities. Household activities are those duties/jobs which are performed by family members such as father, mother and children. The study also identified some of the negative effects of robotics to include increase in the rate of unemployment since robots can now take over tasks originally performed by human beings, high cost of purchase and lack of electricity to power or to charge the robots.This study recommended among others that individuals and families should purchase some of the domestic robots for house chores such as mopping of floors, lifting of heavy equipment and attending to the elderly in the home.