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Beyond Labor: Convergence & Transformation
Better, faster, cheaper
New technologies are often rapidly adopted if they deliver some value that is radically better than any incumbent offering.
By combining AI, machine learning, lidar (laser-based range finding) and advanced robotics, companies are addressing issues of labor shortages and worker safety in a traditionally dangerous job.
The convergence of technologies doesn’t just make things happen cheaper and faster—it creates new possibilities and expands markets to new customers.
Few technologies have the potential to expand markets as much as humanoid robots
A new category of machine capable of working alongside humans in factories and offices, and helping around the home is emerging, and its disruption of our labor engine is inevitable.
A robotic home servant has been a staple of science fiction for many decades, but now we are on the cusp of seeing units commercially available for consumer purchase.
The rapid convergence and disruption of technologies in robotics and AI presents enormous opportunities for innovation
This interconnected nature of technological progress, driven by self-reinforcing feedback loops, means that advancements are likely to occur at an increasingly rapid pace.
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How much should we invest in humanoid robotics?
Committing a single-digit percentage of GDP to deploying humanoid robotics would result in a superabundance of goods, services and overall prosperity that is utterly staggering.
In a recent blog post, “How much should we invest in humanoid robotics?”, RethinkX’s director of research Adam Dorr presented a simple humanoid robotics ROI calculator that shows that under very reasonable assumptions about the price and productivity of humanoid robots, the impact of their labor on GDP could be enormous.
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