The robot's human-like shape is bound to reignite workers' fears of being replaced, but Amazon says they're designed to "work collaboratively."

Amazon’s humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won’t calm workers’ fears of being replaced.::The robot’s human-like shape is bound to reignite workers’ fears of being replaced, but Amazon says they’re designed to “work collaboratively.”

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    9 months ago

    That won’t calm workers’ fears of being replaced.

    That’s what the calming robots are for.

    • GeneralVincent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      Just imagining what you mean by a calming robot is terrifyi- I mean perfectly normal and I welcome our robot overlords.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      But, isn’t replacing menial tasks what so many people clamor for?

      I’m so confused.