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Amazon has patented a system that would put workers in a cage, on top of a robot
Boston Herald ^ | 9/10/2018 | Matt Day, Benjamin Romano

Posted on 09/10/2018 10:05:19 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie

I think they left something out of the picture...





TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amazon; bezos
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To: rbg81
how is this different from operating any type of heavy machinery (e.g., crane)?

EXACTLY! Ridiculous that somebody would write this article.

Of course, you can take it even further like the Israelis do. The machine gun on the roof is a nice touch. Those Amazon workers could use it to beg their bosses for a bathroom break after eight hours in the cage.


41 posted on 09/10/2018 11:49:55 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Slightly modified personal lift unit you can see in any home depot. They put the cage on because for what they pay... They get people too stupid to put on a harness and not fall out of the basket.


42 posted on 09/10/2018 11:52:54 AM PDT by mmercier0921 (give us a tantrum, and the know it all grin)
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To: roadcat

A neighbor was an orthopedic surgeon who did scheduled knee and hip replacements, but he also pulled on-call emergency duty. He said the worst cases he ever operated on were farmers pulled into farm machinery. Often there wasn’t enough left to attach.


43 posted on 09/10/2018 11:57:23 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: mmercier0921
When I was about 12 or 13, I accompanied Grandpa on his rounds exterminating rats in grain elevators. The continuous belt manlifts where a thrill...and deadly.


44 posted on 09/10/2018 12:08:08 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Rebelbase

45 posted on 09/10/2018 12:09:25 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: SamAdams76

That makes sense.


46 posted on 09/10/2018 1:36:01 PM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Oh, I used one of those in a parking garage in Toledo, late 70’s. Fun, if you’re careful...up four, down four. Don’t drop yer beer!


47 posted on 09/10/2018 2:46:02 PM PDT by W. (Boom!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The cages are a safety feature, corporate safety from injury claims. If the diagram is accurate, I guarantee some nitwit will find a way to tear off an head or leg with that robot arm.

Most likel the units will be non functional most of the time. They have more disabling sensors than a space shuttle, and take as long to get serviced.

Ever see three monkeys try to hump a football...? Watch three freight kids try to figure out that a sensor has a gum wrapper stuck in it.


48 posted on 09/10/2018 6:59:36 PM PDT by mmercier0921
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

We had a forklift accident last winter. Poor kid got his foot almost cut off. They saved the foot, last I heard. Thankfully, I was not there... but they did make all operators watch the video multiple times.

Worst thing that can happen, harming an innocent through accident. From my observation, both parties equally contributed to the incident. Lack of awareness, and comfort with a 6,000 pound moving machine.

Godspeed


49 posted on 09/10/2018 7:16:54 PM PDT by mmercier0921 (American Dream, Plan B)
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To: cuban leaf
I used to say, at the turn of the century, that the world changes as much today in five years as it used to in five generations...

You're right. What an amazing time to be alive...

50 posted on 09/10/2018 9:28:48 PM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats offer hightech CEO's CHEAP LABOR in exchange for donations - shafting American workers)
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