Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20130810030606/@comment-24260323-20140506232815

Wait a minute...if there are fully autonomous robots like the AK-130s, then why aren't the Dust companies just buying a load of robots to replace their workforce, equip them with mining tools and send them into the mines? Robots can't complain about poor conditions, they don't need breaks, nobody is really hurt if a few of them are damaged and all you really need to take care of them is proper maintenace, and recharging their battery, and above everything else, you don't have to pay them wages.

With expendable robots doing all the dangerous work, things can be safer, the amount of living people being sent into the mines will be reduced, thus minimizing employee casualty rates.