[yoyohello13]

Ditch digging should be safe for quite some time.

[ben_w]

I'm frequently surprised by what people think can't be mechanised and by extension automated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavator

[yoyohello13]

I've watched enough episodes of Dirty Jobs to know there are still many people out there digging ditches in weird places.

[jedberg]

Mining has been mostly autonomous for years. Digging in the ground at a specific place is a pretty well solved problem.