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Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses

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Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses

www.theguardian.com

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TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

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Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobs

Amazon is experimenting with humanoid robots for warehouse work.

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Your last paragraph describes why your first paragraph will never be anything more than some nice hopes.

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