After reading the article regarding 'How tech can
ease the cleaning industry's manpower crunch', by GERMii (2021) , I learn about
how future labour will be complemented by robots. First and foremost, since the
COVID-19 outbreak, cleanliness has been one of the highest priorities. Because
of the COVID-19 outbreak, the article stated that Harold Van Haltren, CEO of
pathogen mitigation company GERMII, will be exploring the trends that will
influence public hygiene. From the article, paragraph seventeen, "By introducing
Whiz, an AI vacuum cleaning robot that has GERMII’s technology, which
transforms ultraviolet C (UV-C) into a concentrated beam of light that is
lethal to viruses, bacteria, and pathogens able to disinfect surfaces without
relying on chemicals and sterilize the environment." As a result, having
sterile and safe business premises provides peace of mind. With its capability
of learning routes and creating reports, it saves the facilities manager time
and cleaners. Whereby in paragraph seven it stated that the cleaners will be
expected to concentrate on more crucial chores, including sterilizing
"high-touch, high-risk, or difficult-to-clean areas" as a result.
Lastly, for its features from the photo it is given from the article, it has a
2D/3D camera (sensor), and with its small build, it can move around in a
crowded area without any difficulties.
While the robot , Whiz, can learn routes and navigate around freely and
cleaning ,where it benefits cleaners in the future purposes such as supporting
labour manual due to its 2D/3D camera (sensor) , I feel that there are a few
disadvantages to it whereby the batteries have a short battery life and when
the robot is cleaning, objects such as twigs, can be clog up. Not only that , with the capability of
learning routes, the cleaning robots tend not do what we program.
For example, from the article “Advantages and disadvantages
of floor cleaning machine’ by Ak Baswal ( 2023 ), in number three of “disadvantages
of floor cleaning machine”, it stated that
cleaning machine can be defeated when small objects get clog up when it is
specifically designed to navigate around obstacle. Thus , it can make the machine
malfunction where it is costly to repair. Not only that, but the article also
stated that the machine has a short battery life making the cleaning job
incomplete and when the machine is charged, it can only last for a roughly 2
hours and its recharging time may take up to several hours.
The next article also discusses the use of technology to
support manual labour. The article which says, “Advantages and disadvantages of
robotic vacuum cleaners-India” by Umar Shareef (2023) , tells us that even
though it can navigate around and clean floors, in paragraph eight of the
article it stated that “ Robotic vacuum cleaner come with short battery life
and in some cases, they will not be able to complete the cleaning assignment.”
Lastly, I would like to share another article which also
says about “ Dog Poop, Dirty Rugs,
and Other Disappointing Truths About Robot Vacuums” by Liam McCabe (2019
) . In the article, paragraph number seven,
a video was shown and it stated that “It might spend 20 minutes cleaning the
same small section of the house and then miss an entire room.” Thus, if we
apply this in a work environment, it will also miss a few cleaning spots.
In conclusion, from these articles, I think technology will
eventually benefit us and reduce the workloads of these cleaners making a safe
and clean environment. As a result, reading these articles teaches us more
about technology, how robots will supplement human labour in the future, and
how these robots will make the world a cleaner and better place for everyone. Lastly,
everything has advantages and disadvantages. It is up to us how we maintain this
technology and use them in the end.
Reference:
Advantages
and Disadvantages of Floor Cleaning Machine (2023) (goodhousecleaner.com)
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Disappointing Truths About Robot Vacuums | Wirecutter (nytimes.com)
Robotic
vacuum cleaner advantages and disadvantages | Zelect.in
How
tech can ease the cleaning industry’s manpower crunch (govinsider.asia)
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