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Toyota to Employ Advanced Robots

Posted by michael on from the robots-are-born-free-and-everywhere-are-in-chains dept.

olegalexandrov writes "Toyota Motor will introduce robots which can work as well or better than humans at all 12 of its factories in Japan to cut costs and deal with a looming labor shortage. The robots would be able to carry out multiple tasks simultaneously with their two arms, achieving efficiency unseen in human workers and matching the cheap wages of Chinese laborers, a report said on Thursday." The Motley Fool has a humorous take, and Toyota emphasizes that goodlife, err, humans will continue to have a place in Toyota factories.

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  1. Droids by TheAdventurer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think that just for my sake, and for the sake of all my fellow Star Wars fans, we should just start calling them Droids.

  2. Do you have stairs in your auto factory? by IO+ERROR · · Score: 2, Funny
    The robots would be able to carry out multiple tasks simultaneously with their two arms, achieving efficiency unseen in human workers

    Pushing AND shoving are the answer. Toyota will protect you from the terrible secret of space.

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  3. Rise of the Machines by robyannetta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Keep your eye on that one robot near the corner... he keeps mumbling something about Sarah Conner.

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  4. AARGHH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    TEHY TOOK OUR JOBS!!1111111

  5. disturbing, yes? by LiquidMind · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...with humanoid robots jamming in a brass ensemble and performing hip-hop."

    robot1: "you got e-served"
    robot2: "oh, it's (ON)/OFF"

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  6. Re:Corporate Crack by xstonedogx · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think you meant to say

    "The population is always decreasing...in Japan"

  7. Re:Hah! That's easy! by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 2, Funny
    So? I can operate a mouse with one hand and...

    I don't think anyone will pay you for that skill.

  8. Re:Automation will free us by gears5665 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll be dead.

  9. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto... by HungWeiLo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Come on! Someone had to say that...

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  10. Re:What?!?! by adeydas · · Score: 2, Funny

    Its the Jetsons age, dued.