12/09/13 22:39
Related to my post about Amazon's robot warehouse future (
Inhuman Jobs), some info via the
WSJ (emphasis added):
Amazon’s rollout of robots from a company it bought called Kiva Systems–which can shuttle shelves full of merchandise to warehouse workers rather than the other way around–may help pare 20% to 40% off the typical $3.50 to $3.75 cost of fulfilling a typical order, says Shawn Milne, a Janney Capital Markets analyst in a research note.
Looks like robots and humans
are already working hand in hand. It's just a matter of time before
all fulfillment warehouses work like this.
via
Slashdot.
Related: Tech, Business.