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Amazon trials humanoid robots to 'free up' staff (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by mannycalavera@feddit.uk to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A union said Amazon had "been treating their workers like robots for years".

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[–] SCB@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's really interesting here is that the company that makes the Digit robots, Agility Robotics, uses them in their own factories. Just a really brilliant proof-of-concept.

Automation is always a good thing and we should encourage it as much as possible.

https://agilityrobotics.com/news/2023/opening-robofab-worlds-first-factory-for-humanoid-robotsnbsp