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Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced. (www.businessinsider.com)

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Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced.::The robot's human-like shape is bound to reignite workers' fears of being replaced, but Amazon says they're designed to "work collaboratively."

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced.

That's what the calming robots are for.

[–] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just imagining what you mean by a calming robot is terrifyi- I mean perfectly normal and I welcome our robot overlords.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can think of a few good ways for a robot to calm me 😉

[–] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Ayy now there's a future I can look forward to 😏

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

But, isn't replacing menial tasks what so many people clamor for?

I'm so confused.