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RE: Tech News: Robot May End the Untouchable Duty of Sewer Cleaning
The value of 5000 USD will be an obstacle for the implementation of this robot to substitute traditional labour force. It is not very high for high income economies but workers in India and especially the dalit do the same work for much less. Another question is who would invest in this technology on a larger scale? Public agencies who would then question the importance of traditional hierarchies in the Indian society? I think this whole issue is much more complex.
You have made some good points here. These are thoughts that also crossed my mind. But, progress takes time, certainly the fact that this technology exists is better than it not existing. Getting rid of the stigma of the untouchable class is a much larger challenge. It is a very complex issue!
Right, these changes need time. And technology can help in some cases. Maybe in 5-10 years there will be an opportunity to manufacture robots like that for 100 USD or even less. (Although the value of this object is just one detail among many others in the whole game.)