Friday, December 20, 2019

The Joys of Progress: “Within 30 years, half of humanity won’t have a job,” Due to Robotics and AI

By R.C.
Thu, Dec 19, 2019 11:41 p.m.

"Within 30 years, half of humanity won't have a job," Martinez contends about the incoming robot economy that's being developed by multinational corporations like Facebook. "It could get ugly – there could be a revolution."



Robots are now used to sort trash for recycling.



R.C.: Trash.

Automotive vehicle assembly used to offer plenty of highly skilled, blue collar jobs.

No longer.



• All-new robots — 1,450 of them — including the latest six-axis robotic systems, that nearly double the number from the previous body shop, to optimize efficiency and quality
• Automated vision-system-based dimensional and parts placement stations that use cameras and lasers to more accurately locate body components for assembly and ensure dimensional accuracy prior to welding for proper gaps and flushness
• Non-contact inspection systems that accommodate temperature fluctuations and other variables in the plant, improving consistency and accuracy
• Cameras and laser scanners to locate points in body panels that must be pierced for fasteners, contributing to more precise panel alignment during assembly
• A laser-based quality audit system that uses robot-mounted Leica scanners to quickly produce color maps of assembled bodies to ensure dimensional accuracy (Minor formatting edits. Emphasis ours.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uneducated and unskilled persons to lose out the most.

Anonymous said...

and those 50% will be ni99ers. welfare bes' be gettin' it together. YT needs to take care of their pets, cause it's a cinch the Chinese won't