Robots are becoming a coexistent species

Robots, they come in all shapes and sizes and can be seen in many parts of our daily lives. Many view robots as mechanical proxies guided by computer programs or circuitry and heed no attention to them. To many, robots are such regular occurrence that one does not bother to acknowledge their existence, or just accept them as a staple to life that help events to flow naturally. Robots can be considered a tool that helps simplify a multitude of tasks, but from a different point of view they can be considered a man-made species that coexists with humans.

                Robots have been seen doing menial tasks such packaging assignments where the robots take a material from a conveyor belt; place it into a box for loading or unloading purpose and continuing this cycle for any new material that happens to appear on the conveyor belt. Robots are so much more important to society than being mere packaging assistants, they help humans continue to function and in return we help them function. There robots that have built-in security functions and help keep us safe from unexpected harm, there those that are designed to help gather resources essential for living and robots that have the responsibility of taking care of us. In Japan, there are robot caregivers that specialize in caring for the elderly with tasks such as lifting them from their bed to a wheelchair, just one of many human interactive activities that are being entrusted to a robot. In exchange for all the assistance that robots provide for us, we in return make sure to maintain them (e.g. clean them, make sure their hardware is up-to-date, provide it with a source of power to maintain its life).

                Robots appear everywhere in our lives, they appear with tasks assigned to them meant to help us, and sometimes they appear without people even desiring them to be there. Robots have been introduced to provide social interactions with us, they have been known to sing, dance and respond to our actions. Some robots have also been given humanoid appearances so as to help break down the boundary the sets man and machine apart. There are conflicting view as to whether we have been allowed robots to have too much of an impact on our lives. Movies have portrayed robots as reaching the point where they have the ability to process thought and make decisions on their own whiles still assisting humans and living with us in harmony; some movies have shown that if robots are given too much power, that they will eventually overtake us, and that they will hold dominance over us.

                No matter how one may feel about robots, one cannot deny that they are essential for the world to maintain itself and continue to advance. Mankind has created robots to help break pass human limitations and help us achieve things that we could never do on our own. It is because we have made robots so integral in our lives that we can consider them a coexistent species. Without robots, humans would stay stagnant and without humans, robots cannot continue to advance and grow. Humans and robots share a healthy relationship of one constantly improving and maintain the other towards a progressive future.