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New Amazon Machines Can Pack 600 Orders Per Hour, Could Replace Thousands of Jobs

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday May 19 2019, @04:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the high-turnover-positions dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

foxnews.com/tech/amazon-machines-replace-thousands-of-jobs

The machines, which were being tested in a few warehouses in recent years, are able to scan goods coming down a conveyor belt and put them in custom-built boxes a few seconds later.

The machines can pack up boxes at a rate of 600 to 700 per hour, or four to five times as fast as human workers, according to Reuters, which first reported the development.

Also at: Reuters

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday May 21 2019, @01:13AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday May 21 2019, @01:13AM (#845686) Homepage Journal

    Oh to be able to be lumped in with that group. I've shoveled many tons of rock in the past few weeks. It's easier on my RSI than swinging a sledge hammer but I still wake up every morning barely able to hold a cup of coffee until I get everything stretched out and loosened up again.

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