{"id":274557,"date":"2021-06-14T22:30:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-develops-new-technologies-to-enhance-employee-safety\/"},"modified":"2021-06-14T22:30:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:30:52","slug":"amazon-develops-new-technologies-to-enhance-employee-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-develops-new-technologies-to-enhance-employee-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon develops new technologies to enhance employee safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Teams at the Amazon Robotics and Advanced Technology<\/a> labs in both Seattle, Washington, and northern Italy have begun diligently testing out new technology they hope will improve safety for employees by carrying out tasks such as transportation of carts, packages and totes through Amazon facilities.<\/p>\n

One common activity involves the movement of totes to transport products through robotic fulfillment centers. The latest technology utilized in this area uses motion-capture techniques to learn from the movement patterns of volunteer employees in a lab environment. So far, this technique has proven more useful in terms of helping to design safer movement technology than the simpler tools adopted historically by ergonomists. <\/p>\n

For example, simply altering the position of handles on totes could increase employee safety by helping human workers to avoid placing their hands into harm’s way. Another benefit concerns saving employees the task of constant bending and stretching, a role filled by Ernie, a new robotic arm capable of removing products from robotic shelves for delivery to human workers. The Amazon research team notes that while these new processes don’t necessarily save time, they at least contribute to better workplace security.<\/p>\n

In order to ensure employee satisfactions, Robotics and Advanced Technology research teams periodically consult with Amazon employees regarding how beneficial these developments have been thus far. At this point in time, general<\/a> employee feedback has been positive.<\/p>\n


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