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Amazon acquired Kiva systems in 2012, now has over 15000 robots in its warehouses. these robot don’t need lighting or air conditioning, no unions , no overtime.
by senthilnayagam 8y ago
Amazon acquired Kiva systems in 2012, now has over 15000 robots in its warehouses. these robot don’t need lighting or air conditioning, no unions , no overtime. Higher salary means quicker ROI. Smart Move.
Amazon Rising minimum wages is a “amazing” choice. it’s competitors who use more employees in their store will go out of business soon.
Also will be impacted are fast food restaurants chains and coffee and beverage retailers, who are barely surviving in current market.
- krapp 8y ago>these robot don’t need lighting or air conditioning, no unions , no overtime. That's not entirely correct. They need air conditioning because the bins they carry around need to be climate controlled. And they need humans to pick things up from the floors when they fall out of the bins and sometimes drag the Kivas away manually when they malfunction. Automation is at the point now where it can put a lot of people out of work but it also creates its own class of expensive problems that still need human intervention.