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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: 4, Insightful) by drussell on Sunday May 19 2019, @07:10PM

    by drussell (2678) on Sunday May 19 2019, @07:10PM (#845296) Journal

    I think that is half the reason for doing this automated packing machine...

    It "looks" at the items, then makes a custom-sized shipping box before packing the items and spitting them out the other end, ready for dispatch...

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