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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 19 2019, @08:59PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 19 2019, @08:59PM (#845334)

    Maybe they can actually honor their 2 day shipping.

    Last 5 items I bought arrived about 5 days after purchase. Not obscure crazy huge things. Something their system said they had on the shelf and had a delivery day of 2 days later. Then after I buy suddenly it does not even SHIP for 3 days...

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Sunday May 19 2019, @09:54PM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday May 19 2019, @09:54PM (#845349) Journal

    As soon as it's late (when the estimated arrival date for the package on the orders page passes), complain to customer service. Use the email option. You could easily get store credit or the item free.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 20 2019, @12:28AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 20 2019, @12:28AM (#845373)

      Thats the plan. As soon as I find where the HELL they buried it in their website.