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Interesting question; we've discussed whether the customers will accept robots, but what about the workers? Even if there's a significant labour shortage that drives up wages, the impression of "Robots! Taking our jobs!" might be hard to overcome.

Although, Japan is not known for a suspicion of automation. Perhaps framing them as an alternative to "Immigrants! Taking our jobs!" helps...it's also possible, given that a major application would be lifting patients on and off beds (i.e. the main part of the job that gives you a bad back), that something like the ILWU in the late 60s might happen; they started filing grievances to demand *more* forklifts and other implements of destruction.