Re:Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK
by datavirtue on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:54PM
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How about WFH drone robot operators? You could automate and macro some things and wouldn't need people onsite.
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Re:Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK
by zdragnar on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:44PM
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That sounds a lot like the worst of both worlds. Massive capital outlay to manage peak capacity, and your employees need to be a bit more specialized- they need a solid internet connection at home, and sufficiently skilled with technology to remotely operate a robot. Not only that, but now your robots aren't autonomous and are controlled by someone outside of the building. Operations security becomes significantly more complex, as does managing what happens when a robot gets stuck and your remote operator is interfering with the people onsite trying to fix the problem.