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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, 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.

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  • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday May 20 2019, @04:48AM

    by krishnoid (1156) on Monday May 20 2019, @04:48AM (#845424)

    Possibly more kinematically dangerous [youtube.com], however.