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We are not the only ones being replaced by robots.

 
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jrwhite82



Joined: 22 May 2010

PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:49 am    Post subject: We are not the only ones being replaced by robots. Reply with quote

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/01/123_80475.html

Maybe we should team up together to try to protect our job security from these soulless beasts.
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Troglodyte



Joined: 06 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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What if the pool of [foreign] workers empties in the future as Southeast Asian countries no longer ship workers because of economic development?


Right. Like that's going to happen in the near future.


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The Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) said Thursday that it will channel a total of 100 billion won ($90 million) through 2013 in the seven crucial segments of education, water supply, manufacturing, firefighting, national defense, medical care and agriculture.

“We are poised to pour 30 billion won this year alone into the seven sectors as well as encouraging innovative research on robots, which marks a substantial increase in support compared to the past,” an MKE official said.


They're already developing educational robots. Manufacturing robots have been around for a long time. Now they're starting on the agricultural robots. So, I guess the firefighting, national defense and medical robots should be on the production line soon. I wonder if those will be controlled by a computer operator in the Philippines also.

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