Yhn TechnologyRobotics first seen 1 d ago, last 1 h ago, peak #7
Companies Hiring Humans to Walk Robot Dogs at $20 an Hour
Original: Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers. $20/Hour
A job listing circulating widely offers $20 an hour for people to walk robot dogs, highlighting a curious new niche where companies pay humans to exercise, test, or accompany quadruped robots in public. Readers are debating what the role actually involves and whether it signals how robotics firms plan to normalize the machines in everyday spaces.
Why now: The unusual mix of cutting-edge robotics with a mundane, low-wage job strikes people as funny and symbolic of the robot era.
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- Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers. $20/Hour · beansovertoast · 9
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