Amazon is showing off its latest signs of automation as it experiments with new humanoid robots in U.S. warehouses.
It has been reported that these robots will free up workers to better serve customers, but we all know that robots will end up doing jobs that could be done by humans.A union spokesman told British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ）， “Amazon’s automation is the number one battle for unemployment. We’ve seen hundreds of jobs disappear in fulfillment centers.
Amazon, on the other hand, insists it can actually create jobs with these new robots, claiming it has created hundreds of thousands of new jobs. “This includes 700 new job types that are technical roles that did not previously exist within the company,” the tech giant said.
The robot itself is very interesting. They walk on legs instead of using wheels, and have arms to pick up and carry packages. For now, the robot is just an experiment to see if it can work alongside its human colleagues. It’s clear that Amazon wants to use more automation in the future, as we reported yesterday that they are bringing back autonomous delivery drones.
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