If You're A Warehouse Worker. This Boston Dynamics Video Might Be An Ominous Sign
If You're A Warehouse Worker. This Boston Dynamics Video Might Be An Ominous Sign
BY TYLER DURDEN THURSDAY, FEB 02, 2023 - 09:30 PM
Warehouse automation continues to accelerate as millions of
jobs are at risk of being displaced. The latest automation nightmare for
warehouse laborers comes from a new video uploaded on YouTube by Boston
Dynamics.
In a press release, the US robotics firm announced that
Deutsche Post DHL Group has successfully deployed the Stretch robot for loading
and unloading boxes from tractor trailers at warehouse docks.
"Unloading boxes is a strenuous, physically demanding
work process which can impact an associate's ability to work efficiently. By
automating this process, DHL Supply Chain explained, the operation not only
addresses safety concerns but also the ongoing labor supply challenge by
redirecting skilled labor to focus on value-add, strategic tasks in other areas
of the warehouse," DHL wrote in a press release.
Translation: DHL is automating
its supply chain and won't need as many warehouse workers in the future.
"The custom-designed, lightweight arm of the robot has
seven degrees-of-freedom, which gives it the length and flexibility to reach
cases throughout the trailer or container," DHL continued in the press
release.
By the end of this decade, DHL and other major companies,
such as Amazon, are set to fully automate their warehouses.
After all, robots don't strike over wages and working conditions.
So for all those warehouse workers -- the video above is an
ominous sign your job will be in jeopardy.
Perhaps "learn to code," but that might be challenging to land a job at a major tech firm considering the mass layoffs.
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