【写作题目】
Some people think that robots are very important to the future development, while others think that robots would cause a negative effect on the society. Discuss both point of views and state your opinion.
【题目翻译】
有人认为机器人对未来发展很有用，然而另一些人认为机器人对社会有负面影响。讨论双方观点并陈述你的观点。
【话题分类与题型】
本题为旧题。属于科技类话题。题型为双边讨论型。
【话题评价】
此题难度不大，属大家熟悉的科技类话题，与09年3月20日的话题属相似话题，都可抽象归纳为“科技究竟是福还是祸”类话题。雅思历史上曾考过很多类似题目，比如手机利弊、电视利弊、电脑利弊、飞机利弊以及机器和机器人利弊等。
【类似真题】

Intelligent machines such as robots are wildly applied to take the place of
human beings. Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
In today's society, more and more work is done by machines. DO you think the
positive effects of the development outweigh the negative effects on
individuals and society?（2010.03.20）
【结构与思路】
建议采用平衡式论证结构，先说明机器人改变人类生活，带给人类福音；同时机器人的广泛
使用也会引发一系列社会问题。结论：要合理利用机器人，注意趋利避害。
Introduction：
机器人，也被称为“人工智能”，在现代技术发达的世界里已不是什么新鲜事。（Robots,also known as "artificial intelligence",are nothing new in today's modern technological world.）
他们由人类设计，去帮助人完成一些被看做烦人、无聊甚至是危险的工作,因此也受到世界上一些人的欢迎。（They are designed by human beings to assit in performing some activities that are considered tiresome and boring and at times risky and thereby welcomed by some people around the world.)
然而，尽管机器人“多才多艺”，但是我们也不应对机器人所带来的风险视而不见。(Versatile as robots may prove，however，we should not turn a blind eye to the risks they may bring about.)

Body 1: 平衡段一
【总论点】机器人对工人，工业和国家发展带来许多好处，这是无可辩驳的事实。
   (It is an incontrovertible fact that robots offer specific benefits to workers,industries and countries. )
【支持句1】如果引入正确，工业机器人能把工人从肮脏、单调、危险和繁重的体力劳动中解放出来，从而提高他们的生活质量。 (If introduced correctly, industrial robots can improve the quality of life by freeing workers from dirty,boring,dangerous and heavy labour.)
【支持句2】与此同时，由于机器人能够日夜不懈奋斗在装配线上并且不出现失误, 因此可以大大减少产品成本,从而推动整个制造业的发展。(Meanwhile, as robots can work tirelessly night and day on an assembly line without an loss in performance, they can greatly reduce the costs of manufactured goods, thus giving renewed impetus to the advancement of the whole manufacturing industry.)
【支持句3】由于丰厚的产业利润，有效使用机器人的国家会在全球市场上有巨大经济优势。尤其在日本，机器人产业已蓬勃发展，每年为日本经济发展贡献数十亿日元。(As a result of these tremendous industrial profits, countries that effectively utilise robots tend to have huge economic advantages on the global market.This is particularly evident in Japan, where the robot industry has flourished and contributs billions of yen a year to the Japan's economy.)
Body 2: 平衡段二
【总论点】尽管机器人能造福人类，但并不意味着机器人不会给社会带来任何麻烦。
(Notwithstanding the tremendous benefits for humanity , it does not automatically mean that robots will not cause any trouble to society.)
【分支观点1】社会必须面临的一个挑战是中低端工人的大规模裁员问题。 (A challenge  has to face is large-scale of redundancies of lower and middle level workers.)
【解释】(As robots can be applied to take the place of human beings, individuals with limited knowledge and skills are more likely to be kicked out, which may cause a high level of unemployment in society.)
【分支观点2】机器人带来的另一个缺点是他们对变数的有限处理能力。(Another potential demerit posed by robots is their limited ability to cope with variables.)
【解释】it is a truth universally acknowledged that we are now living in a society full of uncertainties. A person can adapt to these variables, but it is more difficult and expensive for a robot to deal with these.For instance,robots can be good-for-nothing when the electronic circuit breaks during the operation.
Conclusion:
没有工具和机器是完美的，机器人也是一样。我们在使用时机器人时，要注意其产生的负面影响。(By way of conclusion, there are no perfect tools or machines in the world and these applied to robots as well. When utilising them, we should stay alert to the negative influence robots may bring about.)