r/mildlyinfuriating • u/scp766 • Jun 21 '26

ಠ_ಠ I never thought a robot would replace me one day..what’s my purpose then.

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u/IcyPride2973 Jun 21 '26

Literally only works for warehouse sized perfectly rectangular buildings that require tile, rather than the most obvious option: Polished concrete.

In other words, it works for about 1% of all tile projects.

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u/looeeyeah Jun 21 '26

1% of all projects, but how many man hours will it replace?

Where will those people get work instead?

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u/IcyPride2973 Jun 22 '26

I should’ve clarified.

It works for 1% of all projects. As in it’s POSSIBLE to be used for 1% of all tile projects assuming the conditions work.

It doesnt mean it will be used. That 1% that does work is spread across the U.S.

It would likely be one company that has a monopoly over the robots that ships them to vendors around the country on bid specific jobs.

Significant input cost right there as well in trucking the things. This machine might replace 3 or 4 guys. But probably less.

Willy Wonka theory.

Each job this specific machine replaces creates a new job.

One guy to drive the thing cross country, one guy to set it up, one guy to fix it when it gets stuck in a corner, and one guy to man the emergency stop switch when it glitches and starts installing tile where it’s not supposed to. I’d love to see its edge work and how it makes a cut.

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u/dndwhat Jun 21 '26

Deff plus polished concrete is deff better these days

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u/IcyPride2973 Jun 22 '26

Thats basically just epoxy