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To: Enlightened1

Unless they are moving the exact same size objects that are the exact same weight you are fighting a losing battle. Each robot needs at least a 2 man Maint. crew. People been watchin way to much SiFi Crap. Maybe in 50 or 100 years Ok.


12 posted on 03/30/2019 6:41:07 AM PDT by carmen2017
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To: carmen2017

>>Each robot needs at least a 2 man Maint. crew.

No way - I think you just made that up.

Amazon has stated they use over 100,000 robots already - do you really think they have 200,000 employees whose job it is to maintain those robots? Seriously doubt it.

A robot like the one shown, once they perfect it, working 24x7x365 can easily replace 4 FT employees 40x4 = 160 hours a week and there are 168 hours in a day) assuming they work at the same pace - my bet is they will work even faster at many tasks.

Even if this robot costs $1Million dollars, it will pay for itself in 5 years or less if employees are making $15/hour (and getting benefits) - raise that wage to $20 or $25, which unions and democrats are trying to do, and the payback is even sooner.

Every time I hear democrats pushing a new min wage bill I think to myself ‘Its time to invest even more money in robotics companies.’

Every push for a high minimum wage is essentially a subsidy to robotics companies.


27 posted on 03/30/2019 7:13:07 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: carmen2017
Unless they are moving the exact same size objects that are the exact same weight you are fighting a losing battle.

No. For example, look at this video of robots packing groceries. A warehouse robot like in the top of thread could handle a variety of box sizes and shapes, as long as it's not too heavy for its vacuum arm to pick up.

See also this video of Alibaba's warehouse sorting robots

32 posted on 03/30/2019 7:19:37 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: carmen2017

You’re like 15 years behind on your robot tech. Basically everything you said is 100% bunk.


38 posted on 03/30/2019 7:28:42 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: carmen2017

LOL. Go ahead and make that bet.
10 years tops.


58 posted on 03/30/2019 9:58:18 AM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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