Comments on: ABB Robots Steal My Job http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/ Jonesing For Robot News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joey1058 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/comment-page-1/#comment-4700 Joey1058 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:44:18 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/#comment-4700 "Yogi" and "BooBoo". I'm guessing the speed of the bot's movements is based on how warm and soft the bumpers still are. Faster movement from Yogi will flex the bumper into the path of BooBoo's scissors. “Yogi” and “BooBoo”. I’m guessing the speed of the bot’s movements is based on how warm and soft the bumpers still are. Faster movement from Yogi will flex the bumper into the path of BooBoo’s scissors.

]]> By: Alan http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Alan Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:26:23 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/#comment-2081 Looks very impressive although as mentioned it is a bit slow. I wonder if the speed was done to film the sequence in detail? Looks very impressive although as mentioned it is a bit slow. I wonder if the speed was done to film the sequence in detail?

]]> By: Saul Wall (The Snake Oil Baron) http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Saul Wall (The Snake Oil Baron) Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:00:20 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/#comment-2073 There are lots of jobs I have had that could have been partly or completely automated and it would have given me a lot more time to do far more useful and rewarding work that just never got done. I have spent so much time in my life acting as a router for simple information or a translator between paper and computerized information or doing repetitive or pointless tasks while cursing the fact that these were the sort of tasks that employers could hire people to do if time, funding, and government regulation didn't prevent them from being done. The number of people who could use a low paid intro level assistant is vast. So is the number of summer job seeking students and young people entering the workforce who would love to have these jobs. These assistants would gain valuable job experience but can't because governments and human rights labour schmucks have decided that low wage jobs are exploitative and must be banned. I have been unemployed many times when I would have been very willing to work for less than minimal politically correct wage to get some income, some experience and a chance to impress an employer. But having been prevented by our noble overlords I can not understand how anyone can possible see minimum wage laws as "compassionate". Bring on the robots but stop banning humans from being employed. There are lots of jobs I have had that could have been partly or completely automated and it would have given me a lot more time to do far more useful and rewarding work that just never got done. I have spent so much time in my life acting as a router for simple information or a translator between paper and computerized information or doing repetitive or pointless tasks while cursing the fact that these were the sort of tasks that employers could hire people to do if time, funding, and government regulation didn’t prevent them from being done.

The number of people who could use a low paid intro level assistant is vast. So is the number of summer job seeking students and young people entering the workforce who would love to have these jobs. These assistants would gain valuable job experience but can’t because governments and human rights labour schmucks have decided that low wage jobs are exploitative and must be banned. I have been unemployed many times when I would have been very willing to work for less than minimal politically correct wage to get some income, some experience and a chance to impress an employer. But having been prevented by our noble overlords I can not understand how anyone can possible see minimum wage laws as “compassionate”.

Bring on the robots but stop banning humans from being employed.

]]> By: xamox http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 xamox Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:38:06 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/#comment-2070 You could always program them (ohh wait I tried that and got laid off). Actually I used to work for a 3-d vision guidance company which was bought out by braintech in August. Braintech is an exclusive partner for ABB so don't be surprised if you see something like this incorporated as well. I think we'll see way more of this stuff at the auto companies collapse and the union dissipates. What surprises me is that robot doesn't appear to be in a cell. You could always program them (ohh wait I tried that and got laid off). Actually I used to work for a 3-d vision guidance company which was bought out by braintech in August. Braintech is an exclusive partner for ABB so don’t be surprised if you see something like this incorporated as well. I think we’ll see way more of this stuff at the auto companies collapse and the union dissipates. What surprises me is that robot doesn’t appear to be in a cell.

]]> By: Ironman http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Ironman Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:17:16 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/04/abb-robots-steal-my-job/#comment-2068 impressive, but yet too slow, and it drops some clippings... tsk tsk tsk that'll come out of your pay check mr. robot. impressive, but yet too slow, and it drops some clippings… tsk tsk tsk that’ll come out of your pay check mr. robot.

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