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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 years ago

Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses

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Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses

www.theguardian.com

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 years ago

Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobs

Amazon is experimenting with humanoid robots for warehouse work.

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“amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobs”

Why else would robots be used in warehouses? Are the robots are just there for entertainment purposes?

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