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Welders who make $150,000 make me want to make a welding robot, Even if it only handles a small subset of welds. Maybe shop class should become robots and auto
by spitfire 13y ago
Welders who make $150,000 make me want to make a welding robot, Even if it only handles a small subset of welds.
Maybe shop class should become robots and automation class.
- Maven911 13y agoand there are some making over $200,000 (from the article...)
- secabeen 13y agoIt's also not clear how much OT those welders are doing.
- jesusmichael 13y agoA good welder is worth his weight in gold... getting a good seam and knowing gas mixtures and rod impedances.... FYI there are welding robots... but not in fabrication.
- angersock 13y agoThere are a great many cases where it's cheaper just to hire a welder and stick them in strange places where putting a robot doesn't make sense. Underwater welding, or welding in confined spaces, or up in strange places doing structural work are all cases where a robot capable of autonomous operation is either currently too expensive or outright impossible.
- spitfire 13y agoI've known a few welders over the years. High end industrial painters also get paid large amounts. I genuinely do think though, that things like welding and painting are ripe for robotization. Even if it starts out as human augmentation at the low end. Think clayton Christensen here.