manual labor
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“Alfie is our answer to automating the 80% to 90% of tasks that now require manual labor in manufacturing,” said Roman Hölzl, the startup’s co-founder and chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Before fully dedicating himself to music, Lake worked as a postman and did manual labor jobs in the fish processing industry in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Bamberger continued to spend his time doing manual labor on the ranch well into his 90s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
“You have a lot of manual labor that involves very heavy moving of objects and people can get cut. People can get hurt,” said Pras Velagapudi, chief technology officer at Agility Robotics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
We were in the second year of a go-slow strike at the quarry, demanding a complete end to all manual labor.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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