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Re:Ask HN: Which jobs will survive and which will disappear ... by defrost on Monday November 28, 2022 @06:31AM (#33772324)
> bricklayer

Bricklaying was automated 5+ years ago .. locally they've been in heavy use for new homes for three years or so.

Robotic bricklayer builds houses 3x faster than humans ( 5 years ago )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s17IAj-XpU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6IQB5S1N5I

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Re:Ask HN: Which jobs will survive and which will disappear ... by kuwoze on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @01:25AM (#33797617)
lol you are indeed the cheeky comment section:

yes laying bricks in a long straight line is automated. Laying bricks in more intricate ways would take a lot more time. Also the machine still has to have human super vision and they seem to clean the mortar.

It's nuanced

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