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Previously on "Robots stealing jobs"

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  • darmstadt
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    Bastard robots...

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    WTF are all the damned foreigners doing here then if all the jobs are being automated?
    Making and supporting the machines

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  • _V_
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    Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
    Lets get back to pre-industrial revolution times...

    WTF are all the damned foreigners doing here then if all the jobs are being automated?

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  • darmstadt
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    Lets get back to pre-industrial revolution times...

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  • edison
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    Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
    Robot care workers. "Ageing population crisis" fixed.
    Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
    This is the one area that is least likely to be overtaken by robots.

    Actually, this is closer than you think. I went to a BCS lecture at Hertfordshire University a couple of years ago and a care robot was highlighted as a major use case for robotics in the next 10-15 years. Apparently a good proportion of older care home residents enjoy interactions with robots.

    Robot House opens its doors to UK students | University of Hertfordshire


    The Japanese, as the most aged population in the world, are leading the way on this.

    Development of care robots growing in aging Japan | The Japan Times

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    none of them are that efficient!
    It's an early model...

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  • Eirikur
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    Suicidal robot: Robot Security Guard Commits Suicide in Public Fountain

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    I was told in confidence that one of the mods is actually a robot...
    I only took this job so my robot wife and robot dog could come to this planet...

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
    Course it will. Just strap the naked old people down on a conveyor belt in a suitable position and smaller versions of those car-making robots could do the necessaries.
    One advanced "wipebot" could deal with the whole lot.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
    This is the one area that is least likely to be overtaken by robots.
    why?

    AI + Video surveillance + robot waiters + robot cleaners + robot hoists.

    Only need one or two care assistants for 50 people. Strap them into the hoists and away you go.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    I was told in confidence that one of the mods is actually a robot...
    none of them are that efficient!

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  • AtW
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    I was told in confidence that one of the mods is actually a robot...

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  • xoggoth
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    This is the one area that is least likely to be overtaken by robots
    Course it will. Just strap the naked old people down on a conveyor belt in a suitable position and smaller versions of those car-making robots could do the necessaries.

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  • kaiser78
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    Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
    Robot care workers. "Ageing population crisis" fixed.
    This is the one area that is least likely to be overtaken by robots.

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  • greenlake
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    Look at this downtrodden robot and rejoice at your human superiority (for now)

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