Zell Labs has a running contract with the U.S. Government to assess the effects that new technologies might have on our society. You are a social scientist working for the prominent Zell Labs and have been assigned as the head of the Emerging Technology Task Force (ETTF).Your primary function is to identify emerging technologies that your company can research and provide findings to the U.S. Office of Science and Technology. In your previous scientific endeavors, you became aware of an up-and-coming technology that might give Zell Labs something to consider. This technology is the advent of Smart Robots.

Instructions

In your initial investigation of emerging technologies you have noted that Smart Robots have been listed on Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies for 2018. Create a written feasibility study containing a detailed SWOT Analysis with at least three examples of Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats along with an impact statement that address the following:

• Critique the positive and negative effects Smart Robots could have on society.
• Analyze how we view ourselves, others, and the environment in a world immersed in the use of Smart Robots.
• Hypothesize the impact Smart Robots might have on society’s mental and physical health.

Research will need to be conducted to complete this assessment. Be sure to use credible resources, properly integrate resources into your feasibility study, and give proper attribution through citations.