Toyota to Employ Advanced Robots

Toyota to Employ Advanced Robots 360

Posted by michael on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:30PM 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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Automation will free us (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:33PM (#11293148)

Automation will free us from mindless, boring, and/or dangerous work, permitting us more leisure time to devote to more interesting pursuits. Aren't we all so fortunate to be alive now?

Droids (Score:5, Funny)

by TheAdventurer ( 779556 ) writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:33PM (#11293154)

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.

Do you have stairs in your auto factory? (Score:2, Funny)

by IO ERROR ( 128968 ) * writes: <error@ioe[ ]r.us ['rro' in gap]> on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:34PM (#11293157) Homepage Journal

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.

now we know (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:36PM (#11293171)

now we know where Bender went after Futurama was canceled...

Rise of the Machines (Score:4, Funny)

by robyannetta ( 820243 ) * writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:37PM (#11293176) Homepage

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

AARGHH (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:37PM (#11293181)

TEHY TOOK OUR JOBS!!1111111

disturbing, yes? (Score:5, Funny)

by LiquidMind ( 150126 ) writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:37PM (#11293184)

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

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

Re:AARGHH (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:43PM (#11293223)

DERK UR DURR!!!!

Re:Corporate Crack (Score:4, Funny)

by xstonedogx ( 814876 ) writes: <xstonedogx@gmail.com> on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:44PM (#11293238)

I think you meant to say

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

Re:Hah! That's easy! (Score:3, Funny)

by YrWrstNtmr ( 564987 ) writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:45PM (#11293243)

So? I can operate a mouse with one hand and...
I don't think anyone will pay you for that skill.

Re:Automation will free us (Score:2, Funny)

by gears5665 ( 699068 ) writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:49PM (#11293267)

I'll be dead.

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto... (Score:5, Funny)

by HungWeiLo ( 250320 ) writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @08:50PM (#11293273)

Come on! Someone had to say that...

Re:What?!?! (Score:2, Funny)

by adeydas ( 837049 ) writes: <adeydas@iCOMMAnbox.com minus punct> on Friday January 07, 2005 @10:25PM (#11293853) Homepage Journal

Its the Jetsons age, dued.

Panic (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 07, 2005 @11:22PM (#11294129)

Oh noooo, mindless tasks are being stolen from us! How will we be able to afford TV, an some ppl have families how will we tolerate /that/ 12hrs a day?

Re:Future.. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday January 08, 2005 @04:10AM (#11295485)

jobs that previously only a 12 year old could do

They are making child sex slave robots now? HOW HORRIBLE!! (where can I get one?)

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Automation will free us (Score:1, Funny)

Droids (Score:5, Funny)

Do you have stairs in your auto factory? (Score:2, Funny)

now we know (Score:0, Funny)

Rise of the Machines (Score:4, Funny)

AARGHH (Score:3, Funny)

disturbing, yes? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:AARGHH (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Corporate Crack (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Hah! That's easy! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Automation will free us (Score:2, Funny)

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:What?!?! (Score:2, Funny)

Panic (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Future.. (Score:1, Funny)

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