[Jonty30]

I could be wrong, but that sounds like a scam to me.
Send them money.

[.44 Special]

They may be a little late for takin% care of Joe’s diaper.

[Libloather]

Then why so many illegal aliens?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It’s like fusion power…always 20 years away.

[rdcbn1]

Automation is coming much faster than many realize. In fact, it's already here for many things such as phone in customer service. Covid labor shortages are driving a lot of the push to automation

It's becoming more cost effective and easier to implement and our political class is making sure that human labor is as inefficient, and expensive as possible - and fraught with liabilities and interpersonal conflicts.

[George J. Jetso]

Will they have their own union or will they be able to join the regular unions?

[Bayard]

Tech start up company has big plans. And predicts what will be in 10 years. This says it all

[RoosterRedux]

Warehouse and factory robots (not the humanoid type) have been heavily relied upon since the late 1960s. For the most part, there is no reason why such machines should be built like humans.

It seems the urge to create humanoid robots has more to do with image than anything else.

That said, they (human-like robots) are just about to hit the market.

The money is on Tesla, Boston Dynamics, and the like.

And the goal of humanoid robotics isn't warehouses. That was the first stop for robots in their early days.

The goal is intricate work (delicate assembly/maintenance, surgery, companionship).

[sauropod]

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[T.B. Yoits]

Robots in warehouses? Most warehouse operations can’t even get their conveyors and automated scanners to work well enough.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Now if we can teach them to make breakfast burritos and tacos, we may be able to start sending the illegal alien invaders home.

[RoosterRedux]

I think what is going to be really exciting, in good ways and bad, is how robots (humanoid and basic assembly/warehouse robots) are going to be changed by AI systems.

I don't think anyone can really imagine what is going to happen.

As an aside, I knew some folks back in the mid-1970s who were working in a huge automotive assembly plant that had robots in their warehouse and parts staging areas. Many men refused to work with the robots. A man had been killed (crushed) by a robot and men considered them evil.

Those particular robots were just fancy forklifts with some limited computer abilities.

You can imagine what the reaction will be to an AI-powered forklift.

[BenLurkin]

Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67354709

Amazon trials humanoid robots to ‘free up’ staff
Published https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67163680
19 October

[Pilsner]

Humanoid Robots Are Coming For Warehouse Jobs

For a moment, I misread the type of jobs the humanoid robots are coming for.