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Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers at $20 an Hour
Original: Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers. $20/Hour.
The New York Times reports on job listings offering around $20 an hour for people to walk robot dogs. The listings point to companies using hired walkers to test, train, or publicly demonstrate quadruped robots in everyday environments. The pay rate has drawn attention because it puts a mundane-sounding gig alongside cutting-edge robotics, fueling debate about how such machines are being introduced into public spaces.
Why now: People are amused and intrigued by an ordinary gig-economy job being created around advanced robot technology.
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- Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers. $20/Hour. · The New York Times
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