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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday May 04 2019, @02:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the pick-and-place dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Amazon.com Inc dismissed the idea of running a fully automated warehouse in the near future, citing the superior cognitive ability of humans and limitations of current technology.

Scott Anderson, director of Amazon Robotics Fulfillment, said technology is at least 10 years away from fully automating the processing of a single order picked by a worker inside a warehouse.

There is a misperception that Amazon will run fully automated warehouses soon, Anderson said during a tour of Amazon's Baltimore warehouse for reporters on Tuesday.

The technology for a robot to pick a single product from a bin without damaging other products or picking multiple products at the same time in a way that could benefit the e-commerce retailer is years away.

Amazon is exploring a variety of technologies to automate the various steps needed to get a package to shoppers, Anderson said.

"In the current form, the technology is very limited. The technology is very far from the fully automated workstation that we would need," Anderson said.

Your job is safe...for now.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-warehouse/amazon-dismisses-idea-automation-will-eliminate-all-its-warehouse-jobs-soon-idUSKCN1S74B9


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:29PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:29PM (#838832)

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:45PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:45PM (#838841) Journal

    Sounds like a good idea. Just don't use ethanol fueled, or anonymous coward as your user name. ;^)

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:54PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:54PM (#838850) Journal

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 04 2019, @04:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 04 2019, @04:15PM (#838861)

      We have devices for this now to excite the stallion and collect the love juice.
      No need to use your own mouth and hands anymore.