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Boston Dynamics CEO says robot workforce is nothing to fear
Boston Dynamics’ chief executive says more warehouse operators are considering robot robots after COVID-19 uncovered health vulnerabilities in logistics centers. His comments came when Amazon (AMZN) warned it could run out of workers by 2024. “They have almost 100% turnover in logistics jobs such as collecting and packing boxes,” Robert Plater told Yahoo Finance Canada at a technology conference. Collision in Toronto. “It simply came to our notice then [with] our industrial or warehouse customers [that] interest in robotics only increased during the pandemic. “Boston Dynamics has shown that its Stretch robot is smart enough to respond to a bunch of sudden falling boxes and clean up the mess. The company plans to launch a new robot every three to “Five years to master a new task in the workplace. But Plater says the key is that Boston Dynamics is looking for the sweet spot between what the job market needs and what its robots are capable of doing.” The next robot, which we hope will be out in a few years, is likely to focus on more skillful handling tasks, perhaps in a production environment, “he said. says the new majority owner will help commercialize his robots with his experience in large-scale production. “They will help us create these things more efficiently and reduce costs,” he said. “By the end of this year, we have about 1000 robots with customers. So we see a lot of interest. “Asked if robots would push human labor out of warehouses, he said:” I think a lot of manual work will be done by robots. But robots aren’t as smart as humans yet, and you have to deal with them. with unexpected circumstances. ” Plater says he sees a “way to improve skills” for workers to become robot operators. “The robot, its intelligence, handles a lot of complexity. “You don’t need a college degree to manage them.” Jeff Lagerquist is a senior reporter at Yahoo Finance Canada. Follow him on Twitter @jefflagerquist. Download the Yahoo app Finance, available for Apple and Android.
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