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Here Come the Robots
Manage episode 516389068 series 3023081
Peggy Smedley interviews Tim Lindner, warehouse automation consultant, about how Amazon thinks it can replace 160,000 jobs with robots. He shares Amazon's history of robotics, saying this shouldn't come as a surprise to people based on their history with robotics.
They also discuss:
· How it plans to automate 75% of its operations.
· Circularity in the days since the Industrial Revolution—and where robots will end up.
· Robotics as a service—and what this means for the future of warehouse automation.
3032 episodes
Manage episode 516389068 series 3023081
Peggy Smedley interviews Tim Lindner, warehouse automation consultant, about how Amazon thinks it can replace 160,000 jobs with robots. He shares Amazon's history of robotics, saying this shouldn't come as a surprise to people based on their history with robotics.
They also discuss:
· How it plans to automate 75% of its operations.
· Circularity in the days since the Industrial Revolution—and where robots will end up.
· Robotics as a service—and what this means for the future of warehouse automation.
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