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Amazon's Vulcan Robots Now Stow Items Faster Than Humans

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209 points Luc | 1 comments | 09 May 25 11:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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danielovichdk ◴[09 May 25 11:58 UTC] No.43935820[source]▶
And yet some people think AI will take over jobs. I am amazed this robot was not in place 20 years ago. Really ?
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conception ◴[09 May 25 12:06 UTC] No.43935862[source]▶
Human labor is shockingly cheap.
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toomuchtodo ◴[09 May 25 12:42 UTC] No.43936096[source]▶
Amazon warehouse base pay is ~$21-22/hr due to labor supply shortages.

https://www.google.com/search?q=amazon+raise+wages+warehouse

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1. bluGill ◴[09 May 25 13:33 UTC] No.43936541[source]▶
Where I live your basic fast food job is starting at $16/hour. When I was a kid $20/hr was a nice wage for an adult, these days it is very low.