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Re:Grasping Robots Compete to Rule Amazon’s Warehouses by krapp on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:12PM (#14931166)
>I think it's reasonable that some items can be scanned upon entry into the warehouse, e.g. on a laser triangulation turntable that also grabs a video as it rotates

If it could be done quickly enough with enough volume, maybe, but the constraint is that items have to be loaded off the truck, scanned and stowed into a bin (which makes them available for purchase on the site) as quickly as possible.

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Re:Grasping Robots Compete to Rule Amazon’s Warehouses by joshvm on Friday August 04, 2017 @06:53PM (#14933029)
You could have a conveyor system which would cover 5/6 directions without too much trouble, and it'd be fast enough for real-time capture. Or you could automate the most common purchases e.g. Amazon basics items, Kindles, electronics. They could even ask sellers to provide models or dimensions.
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