Chapter 10

• Technology permeates every aspect of our life, with a huge variety of technological advancements from chemicals and medications to machinery and equipment making our lives more exciting, practical, and healthy.
• Despite the positive impacts of technology, it has also brought about new dangers that our ancestors could not have imagined.
• Every organ of society should work to promote respect for human rights and their freedom through education and progressive national and international measures in order to ensure their recognition and observance among nations.
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is utilized as a common standard of achievement to fulfill this objective.
• Article 3 of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
• Article 4 of the UDHR states that no one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
• Article 5 of the UDHR states that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
• Article 6 of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
• Article 7 of the UDHR states that all are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.
• Article 8 of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
• Article 9 of the UDHR states that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.
• Article 10 of the UDHR states that everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
• Robots are showing up more frequently in our daily lives as technology continues to advance quickly.
• The robots allow users, whether cities or construction companies, to budget more accurately with fixed labor rates.
• The robot keeps the plants trash-free and prevents animals from accidentally ingesting the waste.
• The robots gather more sample much faster than their human colleagues who are confined to physically carrying liter-sized samples, thanks to sampling tools that upload data remotely and with plans for a real-time biochemical detection platform in the works.
• Researchers at the University of Surrey are developing an alternative to traditional battery power that is 1,000-10,000 times stronger than the ones currently in use, enabling electric cars to cover the same distances as gas-powered vehicles while also charging in the same.
• According to Alexandra Gray of World Economic Forum, transportation is responsible for 23% of all energy-related CO2 emissions worldwide.
• Luigi, a sewer robot developed by MIT’s Underworlds project, is operated with an iPhone app and studies bacteria and chemicals in manholes.
• The "Rapid Response Team" tool was recently created by programmers at Climate Reality to notify their Facebook fans whenever there is news on the battle against climate change.
• The robot was developed after Urban Rivers installed 1,500 square feet of floating wetland and urban garden.
• The robots are the first sewer samplers in a group that would later gather and examine raw sewage and send the information back to the lab.
• AMP Robotics' robots use AI to "see" items on a conveyor belt and record what they are.
• The robots can sort the materials and place them into designated bins, increasing efficiency with higher throughput and better bale quality.
• The new equipment releases no emissions and greatly reduces the pollution-causing tools and trucks needed to operate the port.
• Fans have the option to opt in and then respond to the communication.
• Despite their positive impacts in factories and other industrial environments, robots raise certain concerns with their rapid development.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) is utilized to find solutions to difficulties in our daily lives, including determining the quickest route between our house and our place of employment, reading webpages in another written language, and a variety of other tasks.
• The growth of AI is typically praised for making tasks much simpler and time-consuming.
• Sex robots, which the creators and manufacturers claim are safe and can be beneficial in reducing adverse effects on mental health, are widely used.
• Robots can follow the development of plants and discover which varieties can endure and flourish in challenging environments using AI sensors and monitors, aiding farmers in choosing plants with a better probability of succeeding.
• Smart homes use thermostats that can learn about our preferences and daily habits, welcoming us back to an ideal temperature when we return.
• To better understand the natural world, scientists at The Planetoid Project are attempting to mimic the actions and behaviors of plants.
• Robotic chefs are used in restaurants to prepare meals.
• 4,500 Growbots grow mature trees rather than seeds because mature trees have a higher probability of thriving in their new environment.
• Personalized shopping is widely used by online shopping sites to create tailored recommendations for consumers.
• Digital voice assistance lets users conduct searches using speech commands and retrieve information via voice synthesis.
• AI-driven consumer health applications are already assisting people by encouraging a healthy lifestyle which will reduce the need for doctors in the future.
• AI is already being used to correctly diagnose diseases in their early stages such as cancer because of its data analytic capabilities.
• Robots plant trees as part of SkyGrow CEO Mark Stewart's mission to plant trees not just in secluded areas like the Amazon.