B1 – Intermediate
The more modern the society and technology become, the more we make use of machines and robots in every industry.
In the US, more and more companies rely on robots for better and more efficient operations.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about robots and their impact on businesses and ultimately, on the US economy. Be ready to answer the questions that follow.
https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/robots-and-us-economy-level-1/
Discussion Questions:
- Why do more businesses in the US use robots?
- Is this a good or bad thing? Explain your opinion.
- How is your job easier because of machines/programs?
- What are the pros and cons of using robots/machines/programs instead of humans in your own sector/industry?
- Will robots replace humans one day? Explain your thoughts.
2 replies on “Robots and the US Economy”
1- More businesses in the US use robots because there aren’t enough workers and robots make people’s work easier. Robots do hard works and are fast.
2 – I think it’s good because businesses will need more people to control the robots. Adding to this, the tasks will be finished earlier and people shouldn’t do hard works.
3 – I work in a software company, so it will be imposible to work without computers.
4 – Pros are that robots ensure work is done properly and can do programs really faster. Cons is that robots don’t provide innovation in designing the programs and it’s quite difficult to ensure the customer requisites are covered with robots.
5 – I don’t think so, because robots need a human controlling o programing them. The Artificial Intelligence of robots has grown a lot last years but I think it fix and cover planned behaviours.
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