Expert: Blue-collar jobs like roofing safe from robots for 20 years
binarybits · x · 2026-09-02
Commenting on the impact of humanoid robots, an observer noted that for some blue-collar jobs like plumbing or roofing, robots will need to be extremely good to compete with humans. Someone starting in roofing today might work 20 years or longer before a robot replaces them.
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