Amazon hat jetzt eine Million Roboter auf seinen Böden – und sie sind nun fast mehr als menschliche Arbeiter
https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazon-now-has-a-million-robots-on-its-floors-and-theyre-now-close-to-outnumbering-human-workers
Amazon hat jetzt eine Million Roboter auf seinen Böden – und sie sind nun fast mehr als menschliche Arbeiter
https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazon-now-has-a-million-robots-on-its-floors-and-theyre-now-close-to-outnumbering-human-workers
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From the article
[Amazon](https://www.techradar.com/tag/amazon) has revealed it now has nearly as many robots as humans in its workforce after deploying its millionth robot across its warehouses and operations, a [*WSJ*](https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-warehouse-robots-automation-942b814f?st=REtFZz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink) report has claimed.
Helping to pick, sort, package and transport goods, robots now assist with around three in four global deliveries, however the effects on the workforce might not be as bad as it first sounds, and plenty of human jobs remain.
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Among its current fleet are Hercules, which can lift up to 1,250lbs, Pegasus, which handles packages via a conveyor belt, and Proteus, Amazon’s first fully autonomous robot operating alongside humans.
However, at the same time, Amazon Robotics VP Scott Dresser [boasted](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-million-robots-ai-foundation-model) that more than 700,000 employees have been upskilled since 2019 through training in robotics, engineering and maintenance, suggesting that human roles at Amazon could be evolving rather than disappearing.
Do these labor saving devices improve the work conditions for any of the human beings who work for Amazon?
From what I understand, working for Amazon is horrific, they track your every move and penalize you for restroom breaks, while paying less than living wages. I see Amazon delivery people literally running from truck to doorstep and back to the truck, trying to keep their jobs. Meanwhile the company makes incredible profits and the owner is one of the wealthiest men on the planet, all at the expense of working people.
If these robots don’t improve normal people’s lives, what good are they? The billionaires make enough money already.
Robuts outnumber people where I work. At a minimum it’s got to be 2:1, could be as high as 5:1 though.
The perfect money making machine.
The money it can make is limitless.