Anand Mahindra is known for sharing infomatic and sometimes fun videos and information on his X (formerly Twitter) account. This time around he shared a video of a robot janitor who is seen diligently and quite thoroughly cleaning the entire washroom area. He said that as an automaker, he has been surrounded by robots in the factory but this is by far a ‘more important’ use of robotics.
Robot Application That Even Anand Mahindra Agrees Is Most Important!
A robot Janitor by Somatic; cleaning bathrooms all by itself?Amazing!
As automakers, we are accustomed to using a variety of Robots in our factories.
But this application, I admit, is far more important.
We need them… NOW. 🙂pic.twitter.com/eOVKZpfzgn— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 19, 2024
In the video, an AI-operated, robot Janitor by Somatic is seen cleaning the toilet without any assistance. Anand Mahindra re-shared this video, originally shared by @tradingMaxiSL, and expressed his amazement at this use of robotics. His post was shared with a caption, “A robot Janitor by Somatic; cleaning bathrooms all by itself? Amazing!”
Anand Mahindra further mentioned that as an automaker, he has been surrounded by a variety of Robots in his factories but this use of robotics is “far more important.” He concluded his post by saying that we need such robots in our daily life, immediately.
Netizens React To The Post & Share Their Two Cents
As an affluent businessman, Anand Mahindra always stirs conversation on the Internet with his posts. And this time was no different. Many Netizens reposted and shared their views on the post by Mahindra group’s chairman on X (formerly Twitter).
Indeed, the concept of a robot janitor by Somatic, autonomously cleaning bathrooms, is impressive and highlights the diverse applications of robotics. The potential for such technology is recognized not only in manufacturing but also in essential services. The demand for…
— 𝖲𝗁𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖦 💞 (@OfficialSivani) January 19, 2024
While there were many people who agreed with Anand Mahindra and appreciated the AI’s help to reduce human work.
Such products will become very common especially in US & developed countries as you don’t get labour to do this at a reasonable price .
Optimus – Tesla will solve this problem most likely with multiple other usage too.
But such products are gonna have impact on labour markets a…— Shweta (@TrustScore_1) January 19, 2024
Some readily pointed out how this could affect employment and human labour in general.
Can the robot janitor come over and clean my place too? Asking for a friend… who hates cleaning toilets.
— Digital Marketing Lane 📢 (@DigitalMarkLane) January 19, 2024
Sir do you think that if everything is done by a robot, what about people’s job???
— susantaprusty (@sujeshna1) January 19, 2024
Robotics surely reduces a lot of human effort and labour but it also endangers their employment. What’s your take on this whole debate? Let us know in the comments!
Cover Image Courtesy: X/@anandmahindra & website/Mahindra
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