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Why AI Code Won’t Replace the Ladder‑Climbing Associate in Home‑Improvement Retail
By Sam Rivera, Futurist & Trend Researcher - April 2026 When Lowe’s CEO tossed out a comment about a robot scaling a 12-foot ladder, the headline-cycle sprinted to the future. Yet the buzz masks a simple truth: code can write itself, but a ladder still needs a human hand