Currently, in the US, medical robots are helping medical professionals provide smarter and more comprehensive means of care to their patients. The pandemic revealed the inefficiencies of the health industry and the reliance on humans for every task.
There isn’t much in today’s world that gets as complicated as navigating your medical needs. From weighing different insurance plans, applying for public reimbursement, and even finding the right prescription, it seems like seeking help can cause additional stresses unneeded for someone going through some sort of medical situation in the first place.
Robotics have permeated many different industries to do exactly what you might think in terms of labour automation. They can now manage to fulfill online orders, sort out inventory, build other machinery, and more.
With manufacturing being such a key pain point in the industry now, why would a company decide to take the entire process even further away from the businesses that would need them? But there are various benefits to shifting manufacturing towards the outer space environment.