AI summary:
The world’s first mass-produced humanoid robot was the GR-1, developed by Fourier Intelligence in China[1][2][3]. The robot is 1.64 meters tall and weighs 55 kilograms, and is designed to help tackle labor shortages amid an aging population. It is capable of carrying patients from the bed to wheelchairs and helping to pick up objects[1][2][3][5]. While the GR-1 is often referred to as the world’s first mass-produced humanoid robot, it is important to note that it is not the first humanoid robot ever produced. However, it is the first to be mass-produced, meaning that it is produced in large quantities for commercial use[3].
Citations: [1] https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/12/worlds-first-mass-produced-humanoid-robot-to-tackle-labour-shortages-amid-ageing-populatio [2] https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/12/worlds-first-mass-produced-humanoid-robot-to-tackle-labour-shortages-amid-ageing-populatio [3] https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/fourier-intelligence-gr-1-humanoid-bot/ [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgo-jF4j8g8 [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogiAkllCzA4 [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOND0JWoGA
Labour shortages? How about paying a living wage?
The median salary in China is 26,800 Yuan (USD 3,855) per month. [1]
https://www.timedoctor.com/blog/average-salary-in-china/ ↩︎
What’s the living wage in China?
From what I can easily find, it seems to be around 3k-4.8k CNY after taxes, about 3.6k to 5.7k before. This was in 2019, though.
I mean this is China. This is the one-child policy coming to bite them in the ass.
I’ve had a job posting up for 3 months in the Midwest USA for a couple of warehouse positions starting at $25 an hour and I’m barely even getting any applicants. We still have a few boomers and GenX in the warehouse but the millennials (like me) and GenZ went to college so they aren’t looking for these jobs, at least around here. We’re a very small company so the weird thing to me is that this is an easier warehouse than Amazon to work in, by far, and the Amazon hub 10 miles down the road has no problem staffing, even though they only pay $16.00/hr and their benefits sucks ass compared to what we offer. The average warehouse pay in my area for my industry is $18 an hour.
Sounds like you need to get better at recruiting!
Yeah, probably. We have posts up on indeed and in the local papers but we’re getting nothing worth following up on. And I don’t think anyone hires recruiters to track down manual laborers.
What kind of people are you trying to hire? I mean Amazon will hire anything with a pulse. That may be why they’re out staffing you?
I also would hire anything with a pulse since we can train them on the job, but they can’t have a criminal record due to the clients we deal with and some work travel is required. It’s also messy work – fiberglass – and a lot of people don’t want to do that (and I don’t blame them lol).
Ah there it is yeah that makes sense. Hey at least your doing the right thing offering better pay and benefits. Eventually someone will be willing for the better pay, assuming you offer the appropriate PPE. Hey your user name makes sense now! I love it!
My user name is actually a Metal Gear Solid 2 reference lol
Unemployment is at record lows here but there are still huge staff shortages. It’s why my government is pushing for bringing in refugees and allowing more foreign workers.
How about “NO”?