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> Amazon had a competition for bin-picking robots, but never got anything that could replace a few hundred thousand pickers in their fulfillment centers. There'
by ragebol 6y ago
> Amazon had a competition for bin-picking robots, but never got anything that could replace a few hundred thousand pickers in their fulfillment centers. There's a demand for this, but still few usable products.
There's a few spin-off companies [0][1] and probably others from that competition. It's coming, but slowly. Humans are simply too good at manipulation and robots too expensive in comparison.
[0] https://fizyr.com/ https://fizyr.com/
[1] https://lyro.io/ https://lyro.io/