b) Landscaping jobs such as trees trimming, and lawns mowing are time-consuming. During high heat or extreme cold conditions, workers involved in these jobs may become ill. Smart Hand Assistance, a robotic company has designed commercial-class robots that can perform mowing and trees trimming. These robots can be programmed to just start and go. After the robot is set in position and started, it can be monitored via a mobile or a web app, so the operator does not have to be on-site while the machine is running.  This also allows for multiple robots to be running at one time. The Malaysian government should consider investing in these robots for the roadside trees and lawns maintenance. The initial budgeting for the landscaping robots over the manual labor shows an annual saving of RM 800 per acre.     i. What advantage, other than monetary, would these robots provide?                                                                                                                                                            if Malaysian government utilize more of these types of robots?                                                                                                             (5 iii. Smart Hand Assistance currently makes mowers and tree trimmer robots. What other commercial-grade robots would you suggest they design?

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b) Landscaping jobs such as trees trimming, and lawns mowing are time-consuming. During high heat or extreme cold conditions, workers involved in these jobs may become ill. Smart Hand Assistance, a robotic company has designed commercial-class robots that can perform mowing and trees trimming. These robots can be programmed to just start and go. After the robot is set in position and started, it can be monitored via a mobile or a web app, so the operator does not have to be on-site while the machine is running.  This also allows for multiple robots to be running at one time. The Malaysian government should consider investing in these robots for the roadside trees and lawns maintenance. The initial budgeting for the landscaping robots over the manual labor shows an annual saving of RM 800 per acre.

 

 

i. What advantage, other than monetary, would these robots provide?

                                                                                                                                                          

if Malaysian government utilize more of these types of robots?

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iii. Smart Hand Assistance currently makes mowers and tree trimmer robots. What other commercial-grade robots would you suggest they design?

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