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Good observation! Even if we assume 90% uptime, it’s going to needs some maintenance, it comes out to a levelised cost of $6.34 an hour, plus parts and labour
by TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
Good observation!
Even if we assume 90% uptime, it’s going to needs some maintenance, it comes out to a levelised cost of $6.34 an hour, plus parts and labour for the maintenance.
This still blows human labour out of the water because robots don’t complain about conditions, and they don’t intentionally run off with trade secrets.
Yet.
- isostatic 8y agoThey don't get tired, they don't have days off sick, they are repeatable Automation is good. Assuming the hypothetical robot that can do the required task actually exists, it's probably worth nearer to $100k a year
- grogenaut 8y agoNot sure if you've worked with machenery before but it takes plenty of time off.