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Download A part of the Science Technology and Society course for General Education Subjects and more Slides Science education in PDF only on Docsity! When Technology and Humanity Cross TECHNOLOGY? ~ a iS ¥ 4 X w Convenience @ Pleasure a Happiness eta “a Communication a @ Sata Necessity or Want? 0 Anything too much is bad. 0 Various ethical dilemmas involving the use of technological devices o Misuse or invention to produce bad results History of TV Ipsos Media Atlas Phils nationwide Urban 2011-2012= 1:3 Filipinos cannot live w/o mobile phones Streets full of people using mobile phones and even more than one alamy stock photo Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (1983) April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper (senior engineer at Motorola, made the world's first mobile phone. weight: 1.1 kg measurement: 228.6x127x44.4 mm 30-min talk time 10-hour charging  Charles Babbage (English Mathematics Professor)- designed the Analytical Engine as basic framework of computers Charles Babbage; He made a difference! computer's first design Osborne 1 (April 1981)= first portable . computer Facts on Filipino gadgets: * Mobile phone subcriptions: 119M * mobile: 3.2 hours desktop: 5.2 hrs - 47M active accounts - Fastest-growing application market * One of the highest digital populations in the world  An actuated mechanism programmable in two or more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving within its environment, to perform intended tasks. Autonomy — ability to perform intended task based on current state and sensing without human intervention Us  A robot that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment excluding industrial application. A robot may be ia classified according we Ee to its intended 3 application as an r industrial robot OF A = Sew service robot. —  an American inventor Known for developing Unimate, the first material handling robot employed in industrial production work.  Ease the workload of mankind Make life more efficient and less stressful Perform complicated activities Pleasure, entertainment in parks or exhibits Toys, child-friendly Used in movies  was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University.  0 Who should be held accountable if someone’s safety is compromised by a robot? o Who should be blamed, the robot, the agent using the robot, or the maker/inventor of the robot?  2. Emotional component © It is not completely impossible for robots to develop emotions. o What if robots become sentient? © Should they be granted robot rights?