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Korean Robots to Build High-Rises by 2010

Posted January 08, 2008 8:47 AM

From Engadget:

Korea knows we've been sending humans to do a robot's job for far too long already, and in a few short years the dangerous world of high rise construction could be left to the true masters of the craft. By 2010, the Korean Construction and Transportation Ministry hopes to have an almost completely automated construction process in place for high-rise projects that could cut labor costs by up to a third, project timelines by 15 percent, and reduce the number of construction-related injuries on these typically dangerous projects.

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01/08/2008 11:08 PM

There would have to be totally fail-safe features built into those robots, in the order of a deadman switch.

I've see the series of Terminator Movies, and am concerned that these mobile units may well decide to turn against the makers.

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