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Old 07-04-2015, 11:38 PM   #81 (permalink)
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It's happening globally, depending on the equipment replacement rates of various industries. Farm tractors already have self driving modes (plow the perimeter and it works it way into the middle). If I were a truck driver, I think I'd want to be a roll-back truck operator. No heavy lifting loading and unloading, and robots won't be plucking motor-homes out of rivers any time soon.

It's hard to imagine a job, profession or line of work that isn't in jeopardy. Priest? Prostitute?

Further to my backing away from shipping containers, here's a link about something similar (although different) to what I'm working on:

Lightweight Living: Global 4-Season Geodesic Dome Homes

I see opportunity for, if not improvement, at least product differentiation.

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