Tag: Rise of the Robots

REAL MINIMUM WAGE IS $0

As an Amazon Associate I Earn from Qualifying Purchases
Click to visit the TBP Store for Great TBP Merchandise

A Robot Stole My Job!

Submitted by: Ooze the other one

A ROBOT STOLE MY JOB!

What would normally require a crew of six personnel has been effectively replaced by an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV); this author has mixed feelings losing one of his previous contract jobs to a drone.

An unmanned surface vessel with solar cells, camera, GPS, weather monitoring sensors, and a capability of carrying a payload of 154 pounds is shown operating in a publicity photo.
A Persistent Uncrewed Surface Vehicle from SeaTrac: SP-48 Data Collection and Communicatin USV (https://www.seatrac.com/), capable of carrying various payloads, including Inertial Navigation Systems (INS).

The coolest job on planet earth has become a distant memory for this author. 

Astronaut?  Nope. 

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition photographer?  Nope. 

National Geographic photographer?  Nope. 

Admin for TBP?  No comment.

Continue reading “A Robot Stole My Job!”