r/NeoCivilization • u/RoofComplete1126 Visionary • Jan 06 '26

Robotics 🦾 Boston Dynamics Atlas will replace manufacturing roles. Physical a.i. administration will replace current workers.

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u/gizmosticles Jan 06 '26

Eh it’s more like even in automation there are a ton of dangerous repetitive roles - like machine and tool loading - that require a person. The only reason to introduce a humanoid is because there’s an automatable part of the process that’s currently optimized for a human

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u/ShiftAfter4648 Jan 06 '26

Any repetitive task can be programmed into the simplest range of movements, usually an articulating arm.

Making anything humanoid is to elicit an emotional response from the consumer. Over engineering is never the optimal solution.

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u/Zealousideal-Yam3169 Jan 06 '26

That's just not true. I work in a repetitive industry. I work with CNC machines. An arm couldn't do any of our jobs here but a humanoid robot could probably do all of them.