Generation R
The term Generation R stands for the “Generation Robotics”. It is the name of the first generation of “ Robotic Natives ”, a generation in the future who grew up with robotics in their everyday life. The basic idea of Generation R says that robotics and automation in the future will have a major impact on society, similar to the impact of the Internet and the digitization of the Generation Y and Generation Z .
definition
Generation R is the first generation that grew up with robotics in early childhood. Household robots , toy robots for children or autonomous vehicles are nothing special for this generation, but part of everyday life. They are considered the first generation of robotic natives, based on the concept of digital natives in the field of digitization. In the literature, Generation R follows Generation Z.
Generation R in science
For the first time, the terms "Generation R" and "Robotic Natives" were used in a scientific context as part of a presentation by Dominik Bösl at the " Gartner CIO Summit 2013" and as part of an ongoing doctoral project at the Technical University of Munich . The president of the European robotics association euRobotics aisbl, Bernd Liepert, spoke, among other things, at his plenary keynote at the IEEE IROS conference 2016 of a Generation R or of robotic natives.
Other meanings of the term
The term “Generation R” is also used in the context of the Shell Youth Study . Here, however, the "R" does not stand for robotics, but for "relaxed". The generation of those born between 2000 and 2015 is therefore characterized by relaxation. The approach goes back to the sociologist Klaus Hurrelmann , who assumes that young people are no longer under so much stress and therefore have more time to think about society and life. According to him, Generation R is characterized above all by the fact that it is politically interested, optimistic and patriotic. Since the study was published in 2015, however, attention to this use of the term has decreased significantly.
There is also a Generation R study. It is a prospective, population-based cohort study of a multiethnic urban population in Rotterdam , the Netherlands . The focus is on the health of pregnant women and children.
Web links
- Raising Robotic Natives - Project by Stephan Bogner at the Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Design
- What would the childhood of a “Robotic Native” look like? - Article by Michael Förtsch on wired.de
- Robotic natives. Living with robots in the 21st century - book chapter in Homo Digitalis by Rafael Capurro published by Springer
- The next generation will grow up as “Robotic Natives” - article on MaschinenMarkt by Vogel-Verlag
- We are Robotic Immigrants - Interview with Dominik Bösl on the website of the Zukunftsinstitut
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Boesl, DB, & Bode, M .: Generation 'R': Why our grandchildren will grow up as the first generation of “Robotic Natives” . In: IEEE (Ed.): Emerging Technologies and Innovative Business Practices for the Transformation of Societies (EmergiTech) . S. 417-420 .
- ↑ Electronic PhD list | DocGS - online portal for doctoral candidates at the Technical University of Munich. Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "We are 'Robotic Immigrants'". April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Robotic Governance: Dr. Bernd Liepert (President euRobotics aisbl) on Future of Robotics and Society. January 12, 2016, accessed September 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Youth researcher calls out "Generation R". Die Welt, October 14, 2015, accessed on May 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Thomas Kerstan: "That will be generation R". Die Zeit, October 29, 2015, accessed on May 19, 2017 .
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