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In the early 90s I had a minimum wage summer job loading boxes of just manufactured aerosol cans onto pallets. The boxes were uniform and there was a prescribed
by jdblair 5y ago
In the early 90s I had a minimum wage summer job loading boxes of just manufactured aerosol cans onto pallets. The boxes were uniform and there was a prescribed stacking pattern, so that part was simple. The hard part for me was that I was not accustomed to the repetitive physical labor. I quickly learned the minimum movement required.
The challenge came when the forklift operator failed to show on time. I would have to use a pallet jack to move the full pallet so I could start stacking the next (it wasn't worth the extra movement to carry the boxes to a farther pallet). There was a conveyor that could buffer about half a pallet worth of boxes. I then worked double-time to catch up.
This would be a perfect application for this robot if the cost aligns. I assume as these robots come down in price these kinds of jobs will disappear.
- Ericson2314 5y agoIf the costs of the robot came down...or the wage of the worker came up.