{"id":509072,"date":"2022-11-11T23:28:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazons-new-sparrow-robot-threatens-to-take-warehouse-worker-jobs\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T23:28:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:28:41","slug":"amazons-new-sparrow-robot-threatens-to-take-warehouse-worker-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazons-new-sparrow-robot-threatens-to-take-warehouse-worker-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon\u2019s new \u2018Sparrow\u2019 robot threatens to take warehouse worker jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41a2b779bdc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41a2b779bdc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazons-new-sparrow-robot-threatens-to-take-warehouse-worker-jobs\/#%E2%80%9CAmazons_new_%E2%80%98Sparrow_robot_threatens_to_take_warehouse_worker_jobs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon\u2019s new \u2018Sparrow\u2019 robot threatens to take warehouse worker jobs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazons_new_%E2%80%98Sparrow_robot_threatens_to_take_warehouse_worker_jobs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon\u2019s new \u2018Sparrow\u2019 robot threatens to take warehouse worker jobs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Amazon unveiled its new \u2018Sparrow\u2019 sorting robot that could soon replace some human workers in its warehouses.<\/p>\n<p>The robot is designed to identify and sort specific products along Amazon\u2019s fulfillment line, a task that previously could only be done by humans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSparrow is the first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory,\u201d an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement alongside the product\u2019s debut during Amazon\u2019s Delivering The Future conference near Boston on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Warehouse workers fear the robots will make them obsolete, with one telling Insider that Sparrow \u201cwill take my job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t compete with the robots. They want you to compete with the robots. They want all the employees to compete with them. But who can win against a robot?\u201d a former Amazon warehouse worker, Mohamed Mire Mohamed, told the publication.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sparrow Amazon robot picking up board game \" class=\"wp-image-24617406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The announcement has put many warehouse workers on alert that their job could be in danger.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amazon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The robot arm is currently active in one warehouse in Texas for testing, but the company plans to roll it nationwide as soon as next year.<\/p>\n<p>Sparrow is programmed with AI that can detect the difference between products based on shape and size. It can then use its suction cup hand to pick up and sort items based on the category of the product or its intended shipping destination.<\/p>\n<p>In a patent filed by the company in 2020, Amazon said Sparrow is designed to replace human workers who \u201cpick items from inventory, place items in totes, remove items from totes, place items into bins, remove items from bins, place items into boxes for shipping.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon's Sparrow robot during testing \" class=\"wp-image-24617402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/amazon-warehouse-sorting-robot-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon employs over 750,000 people in U.S. warehouses, many in the sorting rolls Sparrow promises to automate.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amazon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon has pushed back against fears that Sparrow could take people\u2019s jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the robot is designed to work with employees, not against them, to \u201ctake on repetitive tasks, enabling our employees to focus their time and energy on other things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon employs over 750,000 people in U.S. warehouses, many in the sorting roles Sparrow will automate.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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