Your suggestion is counterproductive. Companies that are forced to pay a robot tax are uncompetitive and will be forced out of the market. End result: no tax

Your suggestion is counterproductive. Companies that are forced to pay a robot tax are uncompetitive and will be forced out of the market. End result: no tax revenue. Companies that operate in an industry that can be or is likely to be automated will hire less or no people so as to not be liable for the robot tax should they at a later date start automating. End result: less employment, less tax revenue and stunted growth. A robot tax will result in more bullshit jobs. Jobs that can be done by automation should be done by machines. Human labor should be reserved for jobs that cannot be automated. Your suggestion is akin to a populist policy that treats symptoms rather than root causes, trading good optics and a short term gain for unintended consequences and long term pain.