New Delhi, July 15 -- Despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, many physical and care-based jobs remain far too expensive to automate.

A June 2026 report by Planera found that replacing workers in professions such as nursing, construction and home care with AI and robots would cost employers several times more than paying wages to human workers.

The research covers the most common jobs in America, using government wage data and real-world pricing from automation vendors to estimate the annual cost of replacing one worker with a machine.

Nursing assistants emerged as the most expensive profession to automate. According to the report, replacing one nursing assistant with robotics would cost around $375,100 per year...