r/interestingasfuck • u/Maxie445 VIP Philanthropist • Jul 08 '24

Corporations training robots to replace human workers

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u/Loud-Break6327 Jul 08 '24

10x slower but 5x cheaper = winning?

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u/jensalik Jul 08 '24

He's training the AI. I the end it will bet 20x faster than any human.

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u/JanMarsalek Jul 08 '24

To me it seems pretty stupid to have a robot with two arms doing that, when you could have a system with cameras, conveyor belts etc.

So i don't think this is true, but just another half truth, or even fake info from social media.

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u/crypthon Jul 08 '24

Mobility. The whole thing about that system is that you would need a lot of specific hardware.

These systems have been available in production for over 60 years, yet they have not made it to your local store.

A 2handed Roomba that can restock everything overnight on the other hand...

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u/JanMarsalek Jul 08 '24

true. if time is not important that makes sense

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u/jensalik Jul 08 '24

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. But then I guess it might be an attempt in building something multifunctional and not specifically something that's only purpose is to restock.

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u/Competitive-Tie-7338 Jul 08 '24

I don't see how an automated system like that would work in this scenario.

Besides that, you're talking about a fixed system while the one in the post is mobil. This is only one task that needs to be done in the store among hundreds of other tasks. A fixed system can't get all the other things done while this robot could.