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Amazon trials humanoid robots to 'free up' staff (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by mannycalavera@feddit.uk to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A union said Amazon had "been treating their workers like robots for years".

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[โ€“] TryingToEscapeTarkov@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago (5 children)

These jobs need to be automated. No human should be packing and sorting boxes at the capacity that Amazon ships them.

[โ€“] Krzak 1 points 1 year ago

While I don't wish anybody such a job, working towards displacement of human workers, when working is mandatory for survival, is one of the most evil things.

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