QUESTION 12
GS3
12.5 marks
What are the areas of prohibitive labour that can be sustainably managed by robots? Discuss initiatives that can propel research in premier research institutes for substantive and gainful innovation.
WRITE IN
9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Identify hazardous work robots can take over and suggest ways to push robotics research in premier institutes.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Areas: manual scavenging and sewer cleaning, mining, nuclear plants, bomb disposal, firefighting, deep sea, chemical industries, disaster rescue≈35 words
- 2Sustainability: affordability, maintenance, rehabilitation of displaced workers≈35 words
- 3Research push: industry-academia projects, funds, startups, IPR, test beds - IMPRINT (2015), ANRF, Technology Innovation Hubs≈35 words
- 4Gaps: low R&D spend, imported components≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Prohibitive labour areasRobot solutionsSustainability issuesResearch initiativesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Generic AI/robotics talk without hazardous-labour focus
- Missing the 'research initiatives' part
Draw this
- Table: hazardous task → robot example
Value addition
- ExampleGenrobotics' Bandicoot robot (Kerala, 2018) cleans manholes, replacing manual scavenging.Kerala Water Authority
- CaseBalram Singh v Union of India (2023): compensation for sewer deaths raised to Rs 30 lakh.Supreme Court, 2023
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