Robotics

=Robotics=

Social and ethical issues
Students must study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of robotics. These may include:
 * social and economic effects of replacing people with robots in the workplace
 * ethical decisions regarding the use of robots in situations that might endanger human beings
 * social impact of human interaction with robots, for example, artificial pets, robots for the disabled and elderly
 * social impact and ethical considerations regarding the use of robotics in medicine, for example, robotic surgery, computer-controlled prostheses
 * reliability of robotic devices, particularly in life-threatening situations.

Knowledge of technology
In order to study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of robotics, the student must have an understanding of related technological concepts. These may include:
 * key terms—robot, android, cyborg, sensors
 * determining situations in which it is more appropriate to use a robot than a human being
 * types of input/output peripherals used in various situations, for example, arms, fingers, voice, wheels
 * reasons why robots are/are not designed as androids with human-like form
 * the capabilities and limitations of robots with respect to vision, touch, sound and movement
 * processing power in relation to the capabilities and limitations of robots.