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Figure Humanoid Robots Get Jobs With JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers (www.forbes.com)
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[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The humanoid robots will first assistant employees in the facility’s Joey Pouch sorting system sequencing, a computerized induction, sorting and packing system. Moving forward, Figure and Catalyst will identify the best use cases for humanoid automation across the system. ~ from a different article

So basically this: https://youtu.be/rTej9ym9UQc

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Imagine being employee working along side the thing that going make you unemployed and out on the street. What fuck no way would I put up with that.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Amazon already had this automated without humanoid robots. They don't need a drop-in solution, but they're most likely not selling this. https://youtu.be/0MCMB53jlIk

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's iRobot happening in real time

[–] rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

they kinda do, it's called forklift