Comment on Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses

bstix@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ericisshort@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s not what these robots are doing. They are picking items out of bins, verifying them, and packing them into totes which will be put on a conveyor. A conveyor is good for moving boxes or totes, but that’s about it. It does really poorly with small items, large items, irregular shapes, and especially anything in a bag.

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  • TheRealKuni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s not what these robots are doing. They are picking items out of bins, verifying them, and packing them into totes which will be put on a conveyor. A conveyor is good for moving boxes or totes, but that’s about it. It does really poorly with small items, large items, irregular shapes, and especially anything in a bag.

    This guy Material Handles.

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    • ericisshort@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ve heard “material handles” and “handles materials,” but you are correct. I this-guy it hard.

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      • TheRealKuni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Me too! Or at least I’m in the industry. Software side though.

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• Kbobabob@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You think this is the only job they will ever do? They gotta start somewhere.

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  • ZzyzxRoad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think this whole post sounds astroturfed by people pushing the idea that workers being denied jobs is a good thing. At least I hope it is, because otherwise that means people actually believe that.

    Let’s face it, the only reason we get by is because rich people need our labor.

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• HeyLow@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yep! No one wants these jobs lol

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