[PhireSideZA]

As robots get smarter, cheaper and more versatile, they're taking on a growing number of challenges – and bricklaying can now be added to the list. Engineers in Perth, Australia, have created a fully working house-building machine that can create the brick framework of a property in just two days, working about 20 times faster than a human bricklayer.



Brick-laying robot can build a full-sized house in two days

[The Gonz]

Anything you do with your hands (such as flying a plane, FatBoy  ) is soon to be yesterday's ways. This is why the government is finally 'desperately' pushing science and technology innovation in schools.

[Shambles]

It'll never get the hang of wolf-whistling though

[The Gonz]

It'll never get the hang of wolf-whistling though

Funny you should say that. The Melbourne trams have electronic bells ringing through their loudspeakers sounding just like the old mechanical ones.

[Dazzler]

It'll never get the hang of wolf-whistling though

Love it!

Good find Phil!

Our Brickie was 67 y/o a brilliant layer but slow as a wet week (paid by the hour!) He retired 2 days after he finished doing our place and then found out he had cancer (can't spell lewkemia) and died within 2 years... Rest his soul, but a machine like that would have been great! 

[FatBoy]

Anything you do with your hands (such as flying a plane, FatBoy  ) is soon to be yesterday's ways. This is why the government is finally 'desperately' pushing science and technology innovation in schools.

As soon as people are happy to be flown by robots, Gonz, then I'll be happy to hang up my wings.  However, they will still need somebody to make the decisions.  As it is now, most of my time is spent monitoring instruments.

[PhireSideZA]

Some jobs will just never be replaced by robots (mine for one).

No robot will be sane after working in customer care and dealing with some of the users I have to on a daily basis

Their transistors would commit suicide after a few weeks

[Shambles]

... most of my time is spent monitoring instruments.

Do you have to alert ground control if they move..?

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[The Gonz]

 

[The Gonz]

As soon as people are happy to be flown by robots, Gonz, then I'll be happy to hang up my wings.  However, they will still need somebody to make the decisions.  As it is now, most of my time is spent monitoring instruments.

All in jest, Jamie, you know we wuvs ya. Lots of manual jobs will disappear to outsourcing or mechanisation long before pilots, and as far as pilots go, rotary are indeed the elite in my book.

[Dazzler]

Some jobs will just never be replaced by robots (mine for one).

No robot will be sane after working in customer care and dealing with some of the users I have to on a daily basis

Their transistors would commit suicide after a few weeks

You would get stuff like this in your job I suspect Phil!

"A woman customer called the Canon Australia Help Desk because she had a problem with her printer.


Tech Support: Are you running it under windows?

Customer: No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting next to me is by a window, and his printer is working fine!"

[PhireSideZA]

I'd love to say no, but sadly, I have had similiar

My favourite is when something is clearly broken by force or abuse, yet the users claim that they do not know what happened to it...

"Excuse me, your keyboard on your laptop has liquid damage. Underneath the keys is a very sticky brown substance that clearly smells like coffee. Did you spill coffee over your laptop perhaps?"

"No never, I never eat or drink anywhere NEAR my laptop or my desk", she would say, gulping the last of her coffee and wiping away the biscuit crumbs onto the carpet where she thinks I cannot see it

Luckily we have a 'user damage' option on our prod systems for just these types of incidents

[Dazzler]

At my previous job we had that keyboard problem all the time! 

[Wingerdave]

I don't know for a fact what happens at work after hours, but i regularly empty keyboards and see short, curly hairs fall out (together with breadcrumbs and paperclips) .........

[The Gonz]

 

[Phil №❶]

Men with beards, eating sandwiches whilst playing with paperclips. 

[Wingerdave]

Men with beards, eating sandwiches whilst playing with paperclips. 

Never thought of that. Probably because none of my (male) collegues have beards

[Shambles]

none of my (male) collegues have beards

That scares me

[Wingerdave]

  

[The Gonz]

I served in a country where beardless men were a real problem habit for the local establishment.

[Lakes]

Some jobs will just never be replaced by robots (mine for one).

No robot will be sane after working in customer care and dealing with some of the users I have to on a daily basis

Their transistors would commit suicide after a few weeks

I would say your right there,as people who complain the most would soon get tired of complaining to robots!!

[beerman]

Anything you do with your hands (such as flying a plane, FatBoy  ) is soon to be yesterday's ways. This is why the government is finally 'desperately' pushing science and technology innovation in schools.

As soon as people are happy to be flown by robots, Gonz, then I'll be happy to hang up my wings.  However, they will still need somebody to make the decisions.  As it is now, most of my time is spent monitoring instruments.

The last flight I took into Melbourne the computer landed the plane. I would assume they used the auto pilot all the way down.....

[FatBoy]

Anything you do with your hands (such as flying a plane, FatBoy  ) is soon to be yesterday's ways. This is why the government is finally 'desperately' pushing science and technology innovation in schools.

As soon as people are happy to be flown by robots, Gonz, then I'll be happy to hang up my wings.  However, they will still need somebody to make the decisions.  As it is now, most of my time is spent monitoring instruments.

The last flight I took into Melbourne the computer landed the plane. I would assume they used the auto pilot all the way down.....

Correct, although they still need somebody to tell the autopilot what to do.  Sometimes it is easier to do it yourself than get the autopilot to do something.

It does remind me of the great maintenance "write up" after a test flight.
Pilot - "Aircraft flies well, however Auto-land caused a heavy landing."
Maintenance - "Auto-land not fitted to this aircraft."

[Phil №❶]

 

[The Gonz]

This was posted back in 2006 on FlightAware. Apparently, UPS pilots fill out a form known as a “gripe sheet” to inform mechanics about problems with their aircraft. The mechanics then correct the problems, document their repairs on the form and the pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Hence, here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers (and who says that aviation mechanics do not have a sense of humour!):

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Probably because auto-land is not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode has a 200 ft. per min. descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what friction locks are for.

P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF IS inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

PS: Aircraft acting funny
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

And the best one for last

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

 

[Dazzler]

Seen something like that before, but still enjoyed it. :cheers: