Long-term, I’m optimistic about robots and automation solving construction’s stagnant cost and productivity problem. Even if nothing else works, if you can build a cheap machine capable of doing everything a human can do, that would greatly reduce labor costs, which are a large fraction of the total cost of putting up a building. This level of automation would probably reduce the cost of producing construction materials as well.
From what I've read, one of the areas of advancement has also been better control over acceleration, with "soft" starts and stops at the end of motion. This would reduce wear and tear and power consumption, and allow for faster motion, since the peak speed in the middle of motion can be higher without damaging things. Older control systems didn't have this capability to the same degree.
The single outlier at (5000, 40000) seems to drive much of the size/price correlation in the 2023 data. It also appears to me that the shifts over time from 1975-1984-2023 become much more straightforward when that outlier is removed. Is there reason to think that the troublesome data point is produced by the same market forces as the rest of the data (for example, could it instead be a "bespoke" model for a relatively price-insensitive customer)?
From what I've read, one of the areas of advancement has also been better control over acceleration, with "soft" starts and stops at the end of motion. This would reduce wear and tear and power consumption, and allow for faster motion, since the peak speed in the middle of motion can be higher without damaging things. Older control systems didn't have this capability to the same degree.
People interested in this may want to head to the Automate Conference in Chicago this May.
https://www.automateshow.com/press-releases/automate-is-officially-annual-next-stop-chicago-2024
The single outlier at (5000, 40000) seems to drive much of the size/price correlation in the 2023 data. It also appears to me that the shifts over time from 1975-1984-2023 become much more straightforward when that outlier is removed. Is there reason to think that the troublesome data point is produced by the same market forces as the rest of the data (for example, could it instead be a "bespoke" model for a relatively price-insensitive customer)?
What is your opinion on telerobotics? Do you think it will take off in this decade and create another wave of globalisation?
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Yet another informative essay on technological improvement by Brian Potter.