Robots Could Do Work Of 3.5 Million People By 2025
No need to worry about Japan’s declining population, everyone! Apparently robots can solve our problems:
Robots could be performing the work of 3.52 million people by 2025 to help cover a labor shortage in the graying society, an industry body said Thursday.
The Machine Industry Memorial Foundation has estimated that “working robots” under development by Honda Motor Co. and many other leading companies could take over about 970,000 jobs in medical and nursing care services.
In the agriculture and forestry sector, 450,000 jobs could be held by robots if harvesting and pruning robots spread widely, according to the foundation, an affiliate of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
In services such as cleaning and delivery, robots could do the jobs of 1.41 million people.
It projects that 74 minutes of free time per household could be created each day by robots that do household chores such as cleaning. This could help more women enter the labor market, the foundation said.
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Didn’t these guys watch the Matrix? Soon Japanese people will be harvested as batteries for their robot masters.
I’m usually not much for the surveys here, but bravo on this one.
Imagine these guys riding the train to work with you everyday, drinking beer with you after work, and then joining you in the Golden Week Rush to the beach!
I agree with ACiD!
Down with robots!
Not only the Matrix but Terminator and Battlestar Galactica! When will mankind learn? Oh the unhumanity!
They’re so unassuming. Who would suspect such cute little helper bots?
Pure evil…
Mixed feeling.
Automation = more people losing job, but
Automation = advancement..
I can’t wait until they become Chobits-level… and they get work in the red-light districts. Kinky.
Here’s an educational video, showing the main problem with robots.
http://www.shamoozal.com/Sodes/stomach_crunch.htm
If they get a cuter look, like in Koharu Biyoru then I got no problem, hell I want one!
It’ll stem the need for those pesky gaijin immigrating too, everyone wins.
Many Japanese companies, such as Honda, have done some tremendous work in the field of robotics. The achievements have been remarkable.
However, robots should never be in positions to totally replace people. I’m conjuring up images of “The Matrix” and “Battlestar Galactica” here.
The main issue still is Japan’s rather anemic natural population growth. It’s pathetic, disturbing, and perplexing all at the same time. It’s like everyone in the Japanese government is aware of the problem, but no one wants to do anything about it. How typically Japanese, eh?
James: As robots become more common, questions arise about how they will be controlled. One way to regulate robot behavior is to form legal contracts with their owners. –Ben