The Advantages of Robots

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/opinion/robots.html

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To the Editor:

Re “Sweden Adds Human Touch to a Robotic Future” (front page, Dec. 28):

The record year we’ve enjoyed here in North America at Brokk, a Swedish-owned manufacturer of demolition robots, reflects three macro trends: Our construction customers are finding it increasingly challenging to find labor willing to do the difficult and often dangerous work; the labor that is willing to do the work is aging out and suffering physically; and workers’ compensation costs are crippling.

Add the inherent safety advantages of doing construction, mining, tunneling or nuclear work with robots, and the outcome seems inevitable. Those who embrace the technology appropriately will prevail in the marketplace.

PETER BIGWOODNORTHAMPTON, MASS.

The writer is vice president of sales and marketing for Brokk.