Advances in digitization and robotics are creating a lot of fear. Above all, many people fear that their jobs will be taken over by robots.
It turns out that even robots are no longer safe from layoffs. For example, at Google parent company Alphabet: This puts over 100 robots on the doorstep.
As Wired reports, major job deaths at tech companies are also affecting “Everyday Robots.” Alphabet Research Division X established this branch a year ago.
Robot as a daily helper
Everyday Robots develops robots that learn and do housework. They help sort out trash, wipe tables, or open and close doors.
Everyday Robots’ 100 robots have been in service for a long time. They’re deployed in Google’s cafeterias and dining rooms. Especially during the pandemic process, they took care to keep the conference rooms neat and clean.
Not ready for market yet
Not anymore. At the beginning of the year, Alphabet announced that 12,000 people would lose their jobs. The downsizing of Everyday Robots’ 200 employees, including robots, has to do with huge development costs.
According to experts, billions of dollars have been burned with no guarantees that robots will be ready for the market in the foreseeable future and will be helpful in normal households.
Each robot cost tens of thousands of dollars. Then there were all the development and management costs. It is not yet clear what will happen to the robots that have already been produced. In any case, they will not apply for unemployment benefits.
Source :Blick
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