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6. Amazon is working on robots to bring the shelves to the workers

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:43 PM

Oct 2015

The idea is the robot brings you the shelf, and you grab the item, so there is no walking.

Its faster, and will be a lot less strenuous.

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Good read. Thanks for posting GP6971 Oct 2015 #1

Sad but Egnever Oct 2015 #2

I worry that most jobs will be like this..."temp" = cheap and no benefits likesmountains 52 Oct 2015 #3

I'm not sure thats possible with the holiday rush Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #7

Amazon is working on robots to bring the shelves to the workers Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #6

And it will cut fulfillment center employment by 75% Recursion Oct 2015 #12

Very sad but there must have been some underlying medical issue Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #8

Amazon will dock him for lost productivity. lpbk2713 Oct 2015 #9