Application-specific Developments
Which applications are ready first, and what holds the others back?
Chapter summary
Warehouses are the near-term market because labour is short and the economics are proven. Healthcare and agriculture are larger but gated by medical regulation and by outdoor conditions.
Key takeaways
- 1
The US has 1.5M unfilled warehouse jobs; robots pick 200–400 items an hour against 600–1,000 for people.
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1.5B people will be over 65 by 2050, with a 3.5M caregiver deficit by 2030.
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Labour is 30–50% of crop production costs, but outdoor robots still fail in rain, dust and mud.
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