My friend just bought a new car, and told me he downloaded an app on his phone, from which he can unlock and start the key remotely. So many other “manual” tasks have become automated. Turning lights on/of, vacuuming, you name it. I never woulda thought I needed an automatic tailgate on my vehicle (but I have gotten used to it such that I feel a manual open hatch archaic!)
I wondered what you thought were some historically manual tasks, which are the LEAST likely to become automated anytime soon? Or conversely, which everyday tasks that we all do “by hand” will soon be done through our phones or other tech?
Bagging groceries. No matter how they tinker with the selection and paying processes (you do it, checkout person does it, someone does it on your behalf, RFID does it), someone is always going to have to put the items in a vessel to be carried elsewhere as a collection.
Anything related to constructing a house: plumbing, electrical wiring, shingling, installing windows, etc. Perhaps buildings might be built in a factory and shipped to the site, but at some point someone needs to put the parts together.
