The new robots are supposedly five times more efficient than humans, being able to pack as many as 700 customer orders in an hour.
How Many Jobs are Under Threat?
According to Reuters, which spoke to sources familiar with CMC Srl, the Italian company that manufactures the $1 million box-packing automatons, as many as 1,300 jobs are under threat in the US. The world’s largest retailer did say that employees that stay with the company can be trained to take up more technical roles — but, staying in the warehouse is often easier said than done. It’s likely this push for automation will make the retail behemoth even more profitable. Founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos — also the world’s richest person — may even get to travel to the moon. Read more of the latest tech news on Tech.co
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