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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.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday May 04 2019, @03:50PM (3 children)
We're attempting to eliminate our human workers, but you'll need to wait a few more years.
We can't fully automate the process just yet, but we can automate 90% of it.
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(Score: 2) by HiThere on Saturday May 04 2019, @09:13PM
That's your translation. My translation is "we're eliminating jobs as fast as it pays".
Javascript is what you use to allow unknown third parties to run software you have no idea about on your computer.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday May 04 2019, @10:27PM
More like "people are still cheaper than robots for some tasks"
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday May 05 2019, @04:56AM
Disposing all the dead bodies in a very short time will require extra human personnel and we'd end in a positive feedback loop if we rush the things.
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