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What One Piece of Tech Would Transform Your Working Life?

posted by on Wednesday December 21 2016, @04:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the customers-who-aren't-idiots dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

What one piece of technology would most improve your working life?

Chances are it wouldn't be a glove. But car workers in Germany are now using smart gloves that not only save time but prevent accidents as well.

It is an example of how tech-enhanced humans are fighting back against the seemingly unstoppable rise of the robots.

At BMW's spare parts plant in Dingolfing, for example, which employs around 17,500 people, hand-held barcode readers have been replaced by gloves that scan objects when you put your thumb and forefinger together. The data is sent wirelessly to a central computer.

The hi-tech gloves allow workers to keep hold of items with both hands while scanning more quickly. While this may only save a few seconds each time, BMW reckons it adds up to 4,000 work minutes, or 66 hours, a day.

It's not just gloves; the article gives several examples of cool technology that help workers.

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  • (Score: 2) by driven on Thursday December 22 2016, @01:17AM

    by driven (6295) on Thursday December 22 2016, @01:17AM (#444554)

    I'm not sure whether to mod this funny or insightful. My hat is off to you.

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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Friday December 23 2016, @05:31PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 23 2016, @05:31PM (#445109)

    I'm not sure which I was aiming for, either. Those are the best posts sometimes. When the topic is cynical enough that humor is indistinguishable from insight...