Bryan Velazquez Essays (737 words) - Emerging Technologies

Bryan Velazquez Brown CIS 110 10/4/2017 Drones A drone is defined as an unmanned aerial vehicle or a UAV. In simple terms it is a fairly small object that is put in the air without a pilot and can do many thinks from taking videos to pictures to even being used as a weapon but the main thing is that there isn't anyone controlling it from the inside of it. Drones have been around for longer than most people would think but just recently you are starting to see them used in ways that you wouldn't imagine. With more and more technology that comes out, people are putting that into drone to make them able to do things advanced. In this paper I will talk about how drones are emerging in the technology world today and how pretty soon we will be seeing more and more of them especially in the workplace. When drones were first invented they were mainly used in the military for the use of taking photographs but as they became more and more advanced they became weapons and were used in combat. The first time a drone was used in the intention of killing was in 2002 and that shows the growth that it has endured in its time from only being used to take aerial photos to being used to target and kill CITATION Sif17 \l 1033 (Sifton, 2017) . That was a short recap on the beginning of drones and what they were primarily used for but in todays society drones are now beginning to be used in the workplace and one workplace that is beginning this trend of drones is in construction. When you think of construction you don't think of it as being very efficient and also safe but with drones this can fix these problems and improve them drastically. There is about $160 billion loss in America in terms of material loss and waste and having drones on the construction site could improve this number to keep track of all the materials and making sure that it doesn't go to waste causing the construction industry to be more efficient in the amount of money used and wasted CITATION Dil17 \l 1033 (Dillow, 2017) . Drones also provide the ability to inspect critical infrastructures or to site manage. This allows for very dangerous work to get done without having to put anyone in harm's way and risk someone getting hurt or losing their life CITATION Dow17 \l 1033 (Downey , 2017) . Businesses are starting to realize that drones save a lot of time and are more efficient than a human being because every human makes mistakes but with a drone to window for mistakes is very small. In todays world you aren't going to see a construction sit with drones watching it very often but here soon you will because it allows for safer and more efficient conditions. Also with big businesses you will see a big increase with drones due to the risk of having humans inspect the buildings of companies and what might be malfunctioning. Drones are also being used for security purposes due to the ability for them to move around unlike a camera that can only see certain areas depending on where they are put. The bottom line is that businesses and operations are starting to understand the logistics of using drones and how it can impact an industry just by keeping up with materials or inspecting buildings that would be very dangerous for a human to do. It is a much easier alternative and cheaper in the long run and that's why it is emerging and will be used by many big companies soon and will slowly go down to the smaller companies and industries once they become a part of mainstream technology. Work Cited BIBLIOGRAPHY \l 1033 Dillow, C. (2017, october 4). The Construction Industry Is in Love with Drones . Retrieved from Fortune: http://fortune.com/2016/09/13/commercial-drone-construction-industry/ Downey , J. (2017, October 4). More efficient and safer - how drones are changing the workplace . Retrieved from World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/more-efficient-and-safer-how-drones-are-changing-the-workplace/ Sifton, J. (2017, October 4). A Brief History of Drones . Retrieved from The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/brief-history-drones/