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> Humans are still packing and dispatching the orders. Perhaps not for long, according to the article they're now training robot arms to perform the packing ta
by teh_klev 8y ago
> Humans are still packing and dispatching the orders.
Perhaps not for long, according to the article they're now training robot arms to perform the packing tasks.
- IshKebab 8y agoThat is a much harder task than just picking up boxes that are all the same size. It's essentially still a research task that many universities are working on. I'd say we're at least a decade away from a robot that can pick up irregular items like a person can.
- lnsru 8y agoIs it that hard when you know, what are you picking? I mean, each box contains only one type of objects. Weight, shape and package type is known.
- teh_klev 8y agoThere's a finite number of SKU's it'll need to be trained to pick up and pack. It's not like it's having to learn to pick up and pack unknown things, it just needs to know how to pick and pack whatever Ocado carries in stock. I reckon they'll have this mostly working in under a year.