darth_nadoma OP t1_j7zfnrl wrote on February 10, 2023 at 2:39 PM

With human workers demanding higher wages and low birth rates decreasing their supply, the demand for robots is increasing. 2022 was yet another record year for robot orders in North America. The robots are expanding from assembly to material handling and other fields. Automobile industry is still the largest purchaser of industrial robots. But interest in robots from other industries is growing

OvermoderatedNet t1_j7zxyxo wrote on February 10, 2023 at 4:42 PM

IMO robots and AI are going to be a change factor comparable to domesticated animals, as they don’t have the same levels of demands that humans have (pack animals only require nutrition and veterinary care and each horse can each replace several human laborers, and robots only require energy and maintenance/parts while humans in relatively developed countries require food, water, energy, housing, education, and entertainment).