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// There's actually very limited sectors where this dynamic exists (think the costs of a GB of data), but healthcare, construction, education, infrastructure al
by petra 6y ago
// There's actually very limited sectors where this dynamic exists (think the costs of a GB of data), but healthcare, construction, education, infrastructure all have not been automated, and hence aren't any cheaper.
That's true. But it's a bit more complicated.
In construction for example, there's the new prefab sector, which uses a lot of robots, growing nicely. It's a bit challenging to open such expensive factories with boom/bust cycles in construction, but they might figure it out.
As for infrastructure, we're starting to see companies working on robotic heavy equipment.
As for healthcare, that's an industry I don't understand. It's a very innovative industry. And some of the treatments and the medtech should have created efficiency gains, while not looking like robots. For example: curing hepatitis or cnc for dental crowns. But we don't seem to measure that efficiency. Weird.
As for retail, with e-commerce, some of our transactions have surely became more automated. And we chose to convert some if the efficiency gains, into comfort, to receive things at our door. But delivery robots might automate that part too.