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To: SeekAndFind

I’m surprised Amazon isn’t already using robots to move stuff around in their warehouses.

The Lego factory in Denmark is a marvel of robotic technology, with transporters running around all the time that are smart enough to stop when there are obstacles in the path.


23 posted on 08/03/2014 6:05:30 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Please see my #26.

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27 posted on 08/03/2014 6:16:51 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Through family connections, I knew the vice president for public relations for Kodak. We tended to get along well and at his insistence, he arranged a private tour of one of their film factories in Rochester, around 1990, when people still used film. The degree of automation was impressive. Probably fewer than 20 people on the floor in a 20,000 square foot factory.


40 posted on 08/03/2014 6:57:59 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

I’m surprised Amazon isn’t already using robots to move stuff around in their warehouses.


Amazon talked about delivering goods with automated drones but I think they abandoned the idea.

That’s too bad. Around here we would have called that “Skeet Shooting with Prizes.”


64 posted on 08/03/2014 8:53:12 AM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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