how come welding is so tough to automate (how come there’s lots of welders, but factory work was automated)
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The challenge is being able to adapt to different types of jobs. Lots of robotic welding is used in many industries, but usually for performing the identical weld on thousands (to millions) of identical joints.
I would not be surprised, however, if adaptive expert AI systems start being able to assess the type of job they are given and change their technique appropriately. But this will have to happen *very carefully* as failed welds can kill people.
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