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chucklesoclock t1_j817v8w wrote

Reply to comment by CedarAndFerns in North American companies notch another record year for robot orders by darth_nadoma

While at the same time encouraging people to go into engineering and/or robotics repair. That is where good middle class jobs are going to go next.

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Dreadweave t1_j821n5d wrote

One machine replaces 6 workers. You only need one engineer to maintain the machine. So that’s 5 workers jobless. Doesn’t matter if they train to be an engineer.

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Bender3455 t1_j82gvd7 wrote

Technically, 15 people jobless; three 8 hour shifts

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Soi_Boi_13 t1_j84omwj wrote

In the interim, yes. In the long run, a maintenance robot will do that. Humans need not apply. It’s over.

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