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I thought a fair amount of the contact work was done by robots, at least for the inner packaged items. The virus apparently doesn't do great on cardboard; you'
by datingscientist 7y ago
I thought a fair amount of the contact work was done by robots, at least for the inner packaged items.
The virus apparently doesn't do great on cardboard; you've got a day or so of transit time for it to wear down...
- SloopJon 7y agoAmazon has sponsored a picking challenge for a few years now, but I'm not aware of this level of automation being deployed in production. The last I saw, a Kiva robot would bring a shelf of items to a human picker, who transferred an item from a bin to a box.
- reaperducer 7y agoThe virus apparently doesn't do great on cardboard; you've got a day or so of transit time for it to wear down... Assuming the guy who brought the package to your door isn't infected.