{"id":274477,"date":"2021-06-14T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-tests-warehouse-robots-it-claims-will-reduce-worker-injuries\/"},"modified":"2021-06-14T20:54:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:54:28","slug":"amazon-tests-warehouse-robots-it-claims-will-reduce-worker-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-tests-warehouse-robots-it-claims-will-reduce-worker-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon tests warehouse robots it claims will reduce worker injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Amazon tests warehouse robots it claims will reduce worker injuries<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Amazon is testing robots that it claims will cut down on worker injuries at its warehouses \u2014 a nagging problem that was recently highlighted by CEO Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n

The robots \u2013nicknamed Bert, Ernie, Kermit and Scooter \u2014 can pick up boxes and move them throughout the vast facilities \u201cto reduce the need for employees to reach up or bend down when retrieving items \u2014 and thus limit more strenuous movements,\u201d according to a blog <\/a>post Amazon posted on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ernie, for one, will take boxes off of a shelf with a robotic arm to deliver it to employees, so they can \u201cremain in a more comfortable, stable and ergonomically friendly position,\u201d according to the post.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of a $300 million investment Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos outlined in his final annual shareholder letter as chief executive in April when he acknowledged that the company \u201cneeds to do a better job for our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

About 40 percent of the injuries at Amazon warehouses \u2014 where Amazon employs 6,200 \u201csafety professionals\u201d \u2013 are related to repetitive work, Bezos said in his shareholder letter. In May, the company announced a goal of reducing the number of employees\u2019 injuries by 50 percent by 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The robot \u201cErnie\u201d uses a robotic arm to lift boxes<\/figcaption>
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Criticism of Amazon\u2019s workplace practices reached a climax this spring during a bruising labor battle at its Bessemer, Ala.- warehouse. In response to Amazon\u2019s robot announcement on Monday, the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union\u2019s president Stuart App<\/a>elbaum said that \u201cAmazon has been called out all over the world for its unacceptable safety record.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Amazon were truly concerned about the health and safety of its employees, it needs to reduce the unbearable pace of work which has resulted in countless documented physical and mental injuries,\u201d Appelbaum said. \u201cAmazon has thus far failed to understand that its human employees are people and not robots.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The robot \u201cKermit\u201d moves dozens of boxes across the warehouse<\/figcaption>
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Amazon, meanwhile, insists that the robots are not aimed at replacing workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Amazon began using robotics in its facilities in 2012, we\u2019ve added more than 1 million jobs worldwide while simultaneously deploying 350,000 mobile drive unit robots,\u201d according to the post.<\/p>\n

In most Amazon fulfillment center, employees currently pick and stow items onto mobile shelves as products move through the assembly line. The robots would potentially eliminate the need for employees to perform those tasks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe innovation with a robot like Ernie is interesting because while it doesn\u2019t make the process go any faster, we\u2019re optimistic, based on our testing, it can make our facilities safer for employees, \u201d Kevin Keck, worldwide director of Advanced Technology<\/a> at Amazon said in the post.<\/p>\n

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The robot \u201cScooter\u201d pulls carts of boxes across the warehouse floor<\/figcaption>
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The robot named Bert is meant to transport items across the warehouses and can be \u201csummoned\u201d by employees to pick up boxes that need to be moved.<\/p>\n

The other two robots, Scooter and Kermit, are designed to transport carts. Scooter is slated to be deployed in one of Amazon\u2019s facilities later this year while Kermit is \u201cfurther along in development\u201d and will be introduced to more than a dozen facilities in North America this year, according to the post.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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