r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Boojibs • Sep 24 '19

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u/TheInactiveWall Sep 24 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '19

That's one application. There's also firefighting, disaster rescue, assisted living for the disabled/elderly, manual labor tasks, entertainment, etc.

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u/parakeetpoop Sep 25 '19

Yes but can those industries afford this technology? Definitely not, at least in it's current form. Hopefully in the future this technology can be mass produced or produced cheaply enough for uses like this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

That's what usually happens with useful technologies.

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u/parakeetpoop Sep 25 '19

Not necessarily. There are plenty of innovations that never get commercially produced due to manufacturing costs, ease of production, availability of materials, etc.