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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, Offtopic) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday May 19 2019, @07:17PM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday May 19 2019, @07:17PM (#845300) Homepage Journal

    The Robots, supposedly cost ONE MILLION DOLLARS each. And they're getting, I assume, 110 of them. Sounds like a lot of money, right? And, it is a lot. But, they're hoping to make it up on the back end. Because, less Paper Cuts. People don't know this, Cardboard boxes are one of the biggest causes of Paper Cuts. They way they're doing it now, somebody reaches into every box. Reaching over those sharp Cardboard flaps. And puts each "item" into the box by hand. Every single item is hand-packed, so amazing. And, so dangerous. Look what happened to Monsanto. A few lawsuits of, Packers dieing, or getting crippled by Paper Cuts and they could lose as much money as they're paying for these Robots. I'm no fan of Cheatin' Jeff Bozo -- as everybody knows. But, there are reasons he's the richest "person"!!

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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 19 2019, @09:09PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 19 2019, @09:09PM (#845340)

    The Robots, supposedly cost ONE MILLION DOLLARS each

    That's what, eight porn stars for you? You may find it more cost effective, and less politically dangerous, to pay a machine to handle your package.