China says it has the world’s first totally robotic warehouse although the machines are made in Japan. What’s noticeable about the ‘bots is how much the little floor scooters look like knockoffs from Amazon’s Kiva machines. Often when a large company purchases a smaller one (Amazon buying Kiva for $775 million in 2012), it then […]
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October 31st, 2018 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: automation, China, immigration, Japan, Kiva robots, Mujin robots, robot, technological unemployment, warehouse, warehouse automation |  Email This Post |  Print This Post |
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