Nowadays you are very familiar with the term of automation. But there are lots of people who rarely keep any deep knowledge about this term. Basically, Automation is the magic baby of science. After reading this blog, you can know about automation such as what is automation, where is it used, the benefits of automation, the flexible working time and place after using this, its impact on the office environment, its effects on the education system, its effects on the communication systems, the disadvantages of automation, the huge unemployment problem, and its solution and so many things. Let’s start……
What is automation?
By listening to the word you can easily understand that something has be done automatically. Absolutely, it is. In the technical phrase, automation means using a computer or various control systems for operating any equipment like machines in the factories, boilers, and heat ovens instead of manpower. This is very skilled, efficient, time-saving, then a human being.
Where is the automation used?
You can ask better where isn’t it used? Manufacturing factories, agricultural land, hospitals, offices, banks, educational institutions, sports, journalism, film, and entertainment, photography, communication system, defense academy, air force, developing the plan, government-run, administration, all the sectors are under the umbrella of automation.
The benefits of automation
The benefits of automation can’t describe in words. It is huge. In short, just think if you need some cash money do you go to any bank branch and take any service from the banker in the face to face communication in this COVID -19 pandemic? Or prefer online banking services. In this way, taking degrees from the online course, taking medical check-up through mobile phone, buying products and getting home delivery, talking with relatives and friends in a video call, the robots are performed efficiently in a risky zone where a person has his life risk, playing the online game, and getting rid of boringness are some of the privileges that we get only for automation. Oh, now we are passing the holy month of Ramadan so you obviously wake up at midnight to eat the Sheri by listening to the tone of mobile alarm. It is also automation. But if you ask your parents you can know that earlier in the day, a group of youngsters used to wake up people to eat Sheri by singing songs.
Automation and the flexible working time and place
If you can visit before some decades through a time machine you would find a situation where most of the labor hours were gone to do simple work. There was a pile of papers on the desk of the office, a pile of the equipment in the factories. And they had to go to the offices or factories to do the work. But when I write this blog I write in my own time and place. There is no binding working time such as 9 to 5. And you also read it in your own time and place.
Automation and the office environment
Today you see an office with total digitalized. There is no paper documents, pens, staplers, phone books, dairies, sticky tap, paper map, etc. There all things are replaced by a laptop, computer, or tablet. Because you can do all materials works through one computer. And it is possible for automation.
Automation and the education system
Automation has come to a revolutionary change in the education system. Most of the world’s best educational institutions are admitting their students, taking classes, examinations, even giving certificates online. It reduces the labor cost, makes sure transparency, removes global distance, and saves time. Think, you need to know about a country’s location for your geographic exam. Do you look at a paper map or do you search for it on your mobile globe? Obviously, Your answer is the mobile globe.
Automation and communication system
Imagine in the past when the people write a letter to their loved ones and send it by tying it to the feet of a pigeon, or sending a telegram, it would take years and years for the letter to reach the loved one. They didn’t even know had their letter reached to a loved one or not? But Now you are used to communicating through the internet. You can easily make communication within a second. You can go one corner to another corner of the world by just taking a few hours. That all are automation.
The disadvantages of automation
There is nothing in the world which has only advantages. Automation is not different from others. It also has some disadvantages too. It is very expensive, creates inequality in the business sector, increases unemployment problem and monopoly power, losses on human interaction, shows a lack of empathy on events, etc. Whose adopt this they will gainer and whose don’t adopt they will loser.
Automation, a huge unemployment problem, and its solution
The automation system can do many works within a very short time. So the world largely follows the automation system. If it is happening continuously, in a survey it is found that by the next century, a $17 billion job market will go to the automated and 16% workforce will reduce for human beings. So what will happen to human beings? How can they live and earn their livelihood? Don’t forget that every problem has a lot of solutions. We just need to find out the appropriate solution. It opens the STEM ( science, technology, engineering, and math) door. If we can focus on these four sectors and make the people efficiency in any particular sector. Then the problem will be solved and the people can earn more by giving less effort.
Automation systems are very easy to use, give a comfortable and dynamic life. But if it falls into the hands of a bad person, it will do a lot of harm to people. So we have to be very careful about using this.