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[-] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 26 points 8 months ago

[...] I just want to point out that automating things that exist purely in the digital domain is far easier than automating things like ship breaking.

Not that you're saying otherwise, however isn't that even more of a reason more developers and resources should be allocated toward automating complex and risky physical processes?

[-] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 24 points 8 months ago

Honestly, I don't see how you would do it without general AI, which is something that will be solved in the digital domain first anyway.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Eh, it could be done with non-general AI. There are a finite number of different types of things to handle, so as long as it's not thrown off by some bent steel or some missing consoles, I'd be amazed if they couldn't automate at least specific ship designs.

[-] epyon22@programming.dev 14 points 8 months ago

They still manually build ships right now what makes you think they could automate taking one apart

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Notice how my post is not talking about the present tense.

[-] riskable@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

Firstly, much of shipbuilding is automated. They use robots to paint them and apply anti-fouling coatings. They also use loads and loads of automated machinery to create the steel parts that make up most of the ship. Do you think some dudes are forging rivets, beams, and pipes by hand? No, those are made by machines that make zillions of them.

Secondly, nearly every ship--even ships that seem generic like big container ships--is a custom, one-off thing. They're all bespoke (for the most part), being engineered for specific purposes, routes, and they even have "upgrades" for companies that pay extra (e.g. nicer quarters, extra antenna masts, more and special equipment mounting options, etc).

[-] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They use robots to paint them and apply anti-fouling coatings. They also use loads and loads of automated machinery to create the steel parts that make up most of the ship. Do you think some dudes are forging rivets, beams, and pipes by hand? No, those are made by machines that make zillions of them.

The missing piece here is assembly, and disassembly is like 95% of what goes into recycling from what I understand.

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