I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot.
I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot.
We thought the rider fell off or something and it was going to crash. Then it turned and kept mowing. Park Roomba!
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Sad really. Somebody lost a job to that. Minimum wage probably, but still a wage.
Nah, the guy was still there. He had to bring the robot to the place where it had to mow the lawn and he was observing it to make sure it didn't fuck up. Plus, I'm sure he still had to do stuff like weed whacking, so his job is safe for the time being.
I'm pretty sure this is a remote controlled mower, not an autonomous one.
It really isn't.
https://wrightmowers.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=312
It doesn't go into detail about how smart it is. It does say "drive by wire" but also say autonomous. I am pretty certain it is not meant to be used unattended.
There was a guy watching it who brought it in, but he didn't have a remote control.
That is pretty scary. No e-stop when it hits a gas line. You just have to chase it down.
There’s fully autonomous mowers, I almost worked for a company that builds some.
I understand that their are autonomous mowers. I watch Hank the Tank. I just didn't think this one was. Apparently it is largely autonomous but also has a remote.
Somebody gained a job programming and servicing that mow-bot; maybe even a whole team. Maybe the original driver wrote the path and manages it now.
I get the sentiment, and agree that there's value in keeping labor jobs reserved for people who need them, but using automation isn't inherently evil.
When my company moved our production operations to automatic lines and robots, they promoted everyone to machine operators, taught new skills, and paid out more. It may not be the way every company handles the change, but it can be done, and it's a better path forward than forcing people to accept a life of hard labor.
I remember placing some large equipment in China some decades ago. There was a crane onsite but instead of using it the Chinese insisted on using many men with bamboo poles. We thought it was odd and hilarious that they had to do such make-work. Now here we are. This is why I litter and don't put my shopping cart away. People need jobs.
Oh no, instead of someone doing mindless busy work, they can now live their own lives all day with no loss in productivity what so ever!
Whatever shall we dooooo!