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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: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 19 2019, @08:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 19 2019, @08:01PM (#845315)

    Amazon is in this for the long haul, if it takes them 10 years to recoup costs then start making a 'profit' due to lower costs, then they do it. Its called strategic planning.

    Cant waste time planning for next month when you are this large.

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