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In reply to the discussion: Google robot is 'the end of manual labor' [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)but bear in mind that these machines will get cheaper and better as time goes on.
Also, he did address the cost, noting that many of these modern, more sophisticated, general/multipurpose robots are cheaper than the specialized robots of the past, and are a lot cheaper than humans doing the same tasks.
There's a company right now that is developing a Chef Robot that would be able to recreate practically any recipe that is given to it with accuracy and efficiency that no human can match. The price point for the robot is in the tens of thousands of dollars, not exactly a household appliance, but as a business appliance, for what it does? Its a steal. Why pay a chef(or even a fry cook) a salary when you have this machine that costs pennies on the dollar compared to a human. Even for family run businesses, this would be the equivalent of buying a new stove or walk-in freezer, some will utilize it, others won't.