Saw this and didn’t expect it to be this far along already.
Some airports are starting to test humanoid robots for things like baggage handling and ground operations.
It’s not just prototypes either, they’re actually being used in real environments.
Feels like something that was “10 years away” not that long ago.
Curious what people think, is this the beginning of something big, or overhyped?
Humanoid Robots Enter the Workforce as AI Takes On Real Jobs
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Humanoid robots are beginning to move beyond controlled environments and into real-world workplaces like airports, where tasks such as baggage handling are now being tested. This raises important questions about how quickly physical labour roles could be automated, not just digital ones. If these systems prove reliable and cost-effective, industries that rely on repetitive manual work could change rapidly.
Looking ahead, how might this impact job markets, training, and infrastructure? Will humans shift into oversight roles, or could entire categories of work be replaced faster than expected?
Physical jobs like this will go sooner than office jobs I reckon – probably not all of them, some robot wranglers will remain. The advantages are large – no breaks, no tiredness, no health&safety (apart from money who cares if a robot toe gets crushed?), largely repetitive work, minimal manual dexterity, controlled environments.
Real trades jobs out in uncontrolled environments (homes etc) will take a lot longer but factory, airport, production line, these will go first.
Vertical farming plus automated manufacturing plus versatile humanoid robot workers / servants equals “well we elite certainly don’t need all these plebs around now do we?”