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2023-02-04 Science & Technology

If You're A Warehouse Worker. This Boston Dynamics Video Might Be An Ominous Sign

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 Wait for it.

Robot Worker Tax.
A tax that will be sold as helping displaced workers. Of which 66% used for Admin staff and other political agenda projects.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-02-04 04:55|| 2023-02-04 04:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Faster to reprogram and redirect a warehouse worker [or his/her replacement] than the T-2000. However, union rules may make the robot more attractive.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-04 07:36|| 2023-02-04 07:36|| Front Page Top

#3 66% ???
Seriously?
If you think the bureaucratic overhead will be less than 80%, I have a nice red bridge to sell you for cheap.

Posted by Nomad 2023-02-04 09:27|| 2023-02-04 09:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Solyndra had nice offices and a fine business plan. Dummies will buy this product, but few will get the projected return. Fewer with the tax.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-02-04 11:46|| 2023-02-04 11:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Identical size and weight boxes...:Pfui!: In the Real World they would have been palletized. Also in the Real World parcels come in multiple sizes and weights ...Pro-Tip: do not stack the heavy machine part box that is the size of a bread loaf on the large box of foam flowers (it will hammer its way through the other box in transit!).

Posted by magpie 2023-02-04 19:01|| 2023-02-04 19:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Having to deal with UPS and Fed Ex parcel trucks at Amazon I wouldn't mind this at all. You don't know how much fun it is when management says we're going 100% parcel to bring up the receivers rates!!
Anyway yes I want to see a REAL parcel trailer unloaded by this thing. As was said you xhoukdn't put heavy things on top but there always is. I think the person loading the trailer does it on purpose. To many axes, sledge hammers, brake rotors have I almost been hit by while moving a box from the top of the wall/
Just wondering if they can make it shake its little head and make sad robot noises when the the door to the trailer opens.

Posted by Vinegar Spolusing6485 2023-02-04 19:28|| 2023-02-04 19:28|| Front Page Top

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