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Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by spaetzleesser on Monday August 08, 2022 @10:34AM (#32385890)
“Put your robot in a forest with a few tools and soon you'll have a log house - built perfectly to the spec.l

I wonder how the capitalists will deal with this. If we have a robot that can build and maintain a house and grow food for you, how will they make money?

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Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by kleer001 on Monday August 08, 2022 @11:21AM (#32386534)
that robot will only be leased or rented and impossible to fix by the consumer, the newest one will outshine the last version just enough to get people to buy it.

think cell phones

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Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by 888666 on Monday August 08, 2022 @11:19AM (#32386502)
Selling robots
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Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by jimmyc_ on Monday August 08, 2022 @12:42PM (#32387821)
Robot would be a rental with addons charged as subscribed.
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