# How long before AI-powered robots take away the trade jobs?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 21, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-ai-powered-robots-take-away-the-trade-jobs/1024152 "2025-10-21T13:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-ai-powered-robots-take-away-the-trade-jobs/1024152/41 "2025-11-09T15:26:02Z")

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That’s true and yes, that robot isn’t doing a trade job. I was responding to a post by @Wesley_Clark that speculated on the cost of an industrial robot. I thought it was interesting that the robot was rented for roughly what a human employee earns per hour.

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