> The shift to robotic cleaning is only accelerating and
Very easy to accelerate when you start with a small number.
> eventually all general cleaning personnel will be replaced by robots.
NO it wont.
Nobody will be able to afford robots because they will not be a replacement.
> Hospitals need thorough cleaning yes and currently the quality varies greatly depending on who does the cleaning. If the cleaners have low morale and lack of motivation for whatever personal reason they do a crappy job. A robot doesn't have personal issues. The level of dexterity is not there yet but eventually cleaning will be done only by robots.
A robot has FAR bigger problems, namely they cant actually do the job because of mechanical limitations and they cost too much.
> The level of dexterity is not there yet but eventually cleaning will be done only by robots.
Thats right stop bullshitting.
It doesnt count until a working example is shown and available. Robots can barely walk up stairs and you want to pretend they can do everything.
Its fine to criticize humans and point out their mistakes and weaknesses, but its not honest to downplay robotic cleaner negatives so they are effecitely nothing.
> Also the pricing is a non issue. A $50000 robot that can work for 5 years is a much better investment than paying a human.
A $50K robot can barely carry a glass of water.
Stop pretending robots are comparable to humans. Boston Dynamics mule type robots can barely run and cost millions EACH.