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In many ways pop cultures, has warned society about machine domination, but society have ignored their message completely. Movies, TVs show, and books have provided details of how robot are going to be a threat to society. The science fiction film I, Robot play by the film star Will Smith provides a message to society describing the future of humanity. People can see robots doing a human job. For instance, in the start of the movie we can see a robot delivering a FedEx package to detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) and as the film keep playing we can see robots working as a garbage disposal and dog walking. What message the film is trying to provide to society? Well they are warning us that one day companies might consider using robots instead …show more content…
However, becoming overly dependent on technology such as robotics can cause an impact on people life like on our physical health. people are going to be less active which can lead to a largely increase of obesity. Moreover, If people start to dependent on robotics, they are going to have difficulty developing their learning skills and the ability to solve problems. In the film, I, Robot we can see how people overly dependent on robots. We can see robots cooking for them and getting their medication without breaking a sweat. Now people are starting to notice that popular culture theory is becoming a true story. People are depending on an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners named Roomba. The autonomous robot can change direction upon encountering obstacles and detect dirty spots on the floor while cleaning your home. The Robot Report stated “Colin Angle said in a keynote speech that iRobot had sold 12 million Roombas since they began selling them and that robotic vacuums represented 18% of the global vacuum market and the market was growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 21.8%. Further, he said that iRobot captures 83% of the North American market, 62% of the European Middle East market and 67% of the Asian Pacific marketplace” (Over 70,000 Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Sold on a Single Day). Society are starting to become too attach to these types of robots because they can make their life easier by helping them with their house chores. Soon people are going to have the opportunity of staying in bed or in the Couche watching TV while robots do everything for them with just using voice command. If society continues to ignore the threat of robotics, the future generation are going to become too dependent to this types of robots and most of them are going to have struggle developing their learning skills and problem

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