[r9etb]

Factory workers already are being replaced by robots, but these things would find their way into every job.

Pair one of these up with software that has learning capability, and you could create generic robots that could be "trained" to do all sorts of different tasks. The only difficulty would be sensors to recognize the work pieces.

[Lokibob]

I think the human IS the sensors, and the machine does the work.

Any job that fatigue is a limiting factor would be redesigned. The human would not need to rest.

.....Bob

[JamesP81]

Pair one of these up with software that has learning capability, and you could create generic robots that could be "trained" to do all sorts of different tasks. The only difficulty would be sensors to recognize the work pieces.

You can forget that learning capability. Everything we see in scifi about computers that learn and self-program is beyond the capabilities of the present hardware. Your software cannot exceed the capabilities of your hardware. True AI will require fundamental advances in hardware over what we have now.

I've been writing code for my entire professional career and if there is one thing I've learned, it's that the very best computer in the world is the one sitting between your ears. I've also learned that computers in their current form do not mimic the functions of the human brain even slightly.