A Robot Economy: Who Gets Rich, Who Gets Left Behind
Lance Roberts·2026-05-01·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
The real question I want to explore in today’s post is what happens to the people who don’t own the robots?
At $300 per month to lease, against a U.S. minimum wage that runs $15 to $20 per hour, a humanoid robot is already 50 times cheaper than the human it displaces, and it works around the clock without benefits, turnover, or OSHA violations.
From a portfolio standpoint, the humanoid robots economy creates some of the most asymmetric opportunities I’ve seen in my career.
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Robots are coming to the economy. It is inevitable, really, and there is nothing that will stop it. At some point in the not-so-distant future, robots will infiltrate every aspect of our lives, from office work and manufacturing to service work
