Will AI replace Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers?

Why this score

Repetitive, high-volume production welds on straight seams and simple joints are already being handed to robotic welding cells in automotive and heavy manufacturing plants across the US. Soldering of standardized electronic assemblies is increasingly performed by automated reflow and wave-soldering systems, shrinking demand for manual solderers. Custom fabrication, field welding, and repair work on irregular geometries remain resistant to automation for now, but vision-guided robotic arms are steadily improving at handling variable joint configurations. If your daily work consists mainly of running the same weld pattern on identical parts, how long before your employer decides a cobot can do it around the clock without breaks?

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