• adhocfungus@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    I don’t understand, haven’t these robots existed for almost 20 years? We’ve got a half dozen of these where I work moving pallets of stuff around the warehouse.

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      10 months ago

      Because forklift operators operate where there are humans around and a single fuckup can mean a bloody and violent death, and with it huge penalties for procedures not being followed.

      It is understandable to not want to essentially put your entire company at risk to roboticise a few jobs.