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Androids
The day will come when most families will own an android just as they now own a car (SirBot.com, Botsie.com, TidyBots.com, OurFamilyRobot.com, & many others). Androids will be so useful that every family will want one. Manufacturers will have lots of them - perhaps thousands. Nationwide there will be millions of androids.
There will be great fear of androids in the union shops across the country. The union leaders will fight against the introduction of androids into the workplace because it will mean they will lose their power and their jobs (BotRights.com). It will be a repetition of the fear of computers - only at a much higher level. When computers were developed, workers were afraid that computers would put them out of a job. Some people were put out of jobs of course, but overall the net result of the computer revolution has been to create several million jobs. Androids will do the same.
Androids will be of great benefit not only to manufacturers (ManufacturingRobotics.com) but also to workers. Employers will be able to count on androids to work long hours - perhaps 24 hours per day - while making very few mistakes. Androids will not strike nor will they get tired or hungry or sick. Of course they may break down occasionally. Employers will find them very cost effective. Productivity will skyrocket due to higher output and fewer workers. On the other hand today's workers will benefit also. It seems likely that employers will be willing to buy out workers' jobs in order to install androids. Why? Because an android will be able to do the work of about four workers whose tasks were simple and repetitive (MonotoBot.com). The worker on the other hand will be able to sit at home and collect his paycheck without working at all! He will not be free to get another job however, because he is being paid to do nothing - sort of like some farmers are paid not to plant crops on part of their land.
The android industry will create millions of jobs just as did the computer industry. Clearly the computer industry will play a significant part in the android revolution. It is likely that each android will have at least a dozen microprocessors in its body and the external vision processor will have the power of today's supercomputers. Where will all these jobs be? The following paragraphs give an idea of the impact.
Robot / Android Manufacturing (ManufacturingRobots.com)
While the androids will be entirely capable of assembling copies of themselves if provided with a complete set of components, they will not be capable of making the individual components (efficiently) themselves. This means that each of the anticipated several thousand components will need to be manufactured just as the components of automobiles are manufactured. Indeed it would seem that the android industry could rival the automobile industry in size and value.
In order to avoid causing large scale migration of workers to a single national manufacturing facility, the manufacturing plants (RoboticSuppliers.com) should be dispersed throughout the nation. Perhaps one could be located near each of the major metropolitan areas. Each of these plants would employ several thousand workers. The component manufacturers would then have to ship their parts to each of the various sites which would mean more work for the freight hauling industry. All across the country the component manufacturers would have to hire more workers to produce the android parts. Of course these parts would be made of metal and plastic and glass and so on which would mean those producers would have to crank up their output (BotsUSA.com) which would cause them to hire more workers.
Robot / Android Prostheses
Very likely the parts of the androids will be superior to most if not all prostheses currently on the market. Since every effort will be made to duplicate human appendages, the results will be directly applicable to the prosthesis market. The latest superfast microprocessors will provide the control needed to produce lifelike motions.
Robot / Android Sales and Installation (RobotSalesandService.com, & others)
We will need a nationwide network of sales outlets ( RobotRetailers.com) and regional distribution centers (RobotWholesalers.com). Doubtless many of these outlets could be personal computer stores, but many will be independent stores (RobotDiscounters.com) too. Clearly each of the new stores represents several jobs, and adding a new product line to the personal computer stores will probably mean at least one more job in each of those outlets (maybe a robot that works at the retail store, i.e. CashierBot.com, WaiterBot.com, WaitressBot.com, RetailRobots.com).
There will be a need for significant advertising of the androids which will mean more business for newspapers, magazines, and printers. No doubt a number of trade journals (BotLife.com, DroidNews.com, & others) directed specifically at androids will spring up creating more jobs.
The delivery (RoboticDistribution.com) and installation (RoboticInstallation.com) of the androids at the customers homes or businesses will require many new workers and will create more business for the freight haulers. Since the androids will be voice activated, it will be necessary for each android to learn to recognize the voices of each human who will be authorized to direct that android. This will entail each person speaking to the android.
Besides explaining how to plug in, turn on, and turn off the android and its supporting computer, the installation process will also include setting up a series of emergency priorities detailing the android's behavior under various emergency situations. The customer must decide which if any of the customer's possessions the android will risk its "life" for - i.e. in case of fire will the android try to rescue pets or money or documents from a burning building etc.
Robot / Android Repair (RepairMyRobot.com, FixMyRobot.com, AndroidRepair.com)
Since these androids will cost roughly $10,000 (RobotLoans.com, RoboRentals.com, RoboticLeasing, RoboticFinance.com, etc.) each, people will want them to be extremely reliable. However, there will no doubt be some problems (RoboticInsurance.com). We must of course provide prompt and high quality service (AndroidService.com, Robot-Repairs.com) to keep our millions of androids working properly. This will require a nationwide network of service shops (RobotWarranty.com, RobotWarrantyRepair.com) to fix these problems which will in turn mean an army of qualified technicans.
Robot / Android Training (EducationalRobot.com)
It takes about 20 years to teach a human being how to behave and function in society. Fortunately we will be able to train androids in far less time. This is due to two significant differences between humans and androids. First, the androids will inherit the computer characteristic of never forgetting. Once trained they will always be able to perform the task. Second, since androids operate from a computer database or memory bank, once a single android has been trained to perform a specific task (RoboticConsultant.com), that knowledge, - the computer memories - can be transferred to other androids without the necessity of training each one individually.
Training the androids to perform thousands of different tasks will require the efforts of thousands of humans (Droid or RobotManagement.com, & others) - which means thousands of jobs. Say for example, that you wanted to teach the android how to sweep a floor. This would require explaining to the android all of the terms involved (DroidCentral.com, AndroidInfo.com, BotLife.com, etc.) - such as: broom, floor, dust, dirt, closet, sweep, etc. The instructor would have to anticipate the questions the android would need to ask - such as: "What floors should I sweep?", "Where is the broom?", "Shall I sweep the floor each day?", "Shall I move the furniture or just sweep around the furniture?" and so on. Once trained the android would have to be tested by a different person to determine if the training was well done or needed improvement. When the task was finally performed satisfactorily, the knowledge would be extracted from the android's memory bank and stored for inclusion in other android memories. Robots will also be used extensively in caring for the elderly (EldercareRobotics.com, HealthcareRobots.com, & others).
Customers can of course train their androids to perform any tasks they please (ButlerBot.com, MaidBots.com, etc.) . It will be entirely up to them. However, most customers will expect their android(s) to be delivered with numerous basic skills and it will be up to the manufacturers to pour this knowledge into each android.
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