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Will AI replace Robotics Research Scientist jobs? · Latest report #6nuaa6c4
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September 2, 2028
In 1 year, 10 monthsTraining your own replacement is the ultimate academic achievement.
Senior researcher (mostly papers, occasionally functional hardware).
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Automated discovery of better joints.









bzzt.you▸ OMNIMODEL LAB V9▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 10 MONTHSAI's Special Power
simulates ten thousand gaits per second
Conducts feasibility studies for mechanical actuators and writes control algorithms for wearable robotic joint assistance.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a mechanical joint is binding through a subtle, non-sensor-detectable vibration.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 3
AI scrapes every research paper to build a knowledge graph.
Month 3
System generates optimized PID parameters without human trial-and-error.
Month 9
Physics engines replace the need for physical prototype testing.
Month 17
Generative software iterates hardware geometry to reduce material weight.
Month 22 · D-Day
The lab autonomously ships the final product without your input.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 95.3%
4.2 liters
Coffee consumption per breakthrough
92 percent
Code base technical debt
14 units
Failed prototype skeletons
Your severance
One free exoskeleton leg, knee movement not guaranteed.
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