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$0.33 for the robot to produce the shirt vs $0.20 or so for the sweatshop worker in bangladesh.

Take into account the extra shipping costs from bangladesh and it might actually be cheaper

Agreed, and you are also forgetting about speed. This robot can produce t-shirts that can be delivered to customers next day. Doesn't matter how cheep bangladesh might be, they can't match that speed. This opens up opportunities for sales that were impossible before. If you need 100 shirts tomorrow you are willing to pay more so it has even larger margins.

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