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Why not combine the two? Robots all year round and then hire short term laborers for the seasonal peak times.
by dkersten 15y ago
Why not combine the two? Robots all year round and then hire short term laborers for the seasonal peak times.
- potatolicious 15y agoQuite possible, and the hybrid approach is practiced quite widely - e.g., robot packing machines, robot sorting machines, etc. One big issue with hybrid approaches that require robots to run around warehouses is that humans are squishy and present a significant safety hazard that will also reduce efficiency. Much of a totally automated solution's appeal is the dramatic efficiency increase that comes from not having squishy humans on the playing field.
- vellum 15y agoYou could make separate areas. One for the robots, one for the humans.
- moheeb 15y agoYou mean have Robocop and Darth Vader stacking boxes?