October 23rd, local time Tuesday, The New York Times quotedAmazonInternal file reports that automated transformation allows companies toSelling more without increasing staff.
Then today, the Amazon released a statement aboutrobotTHE OVERALL TONE OF THE CAMPAIGN AND DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY IS MORE OPTIMISTIC. THE COMPANY SHOWS NOT ONLY AR SMART GLASSES THAT CAN BE CONNECTED TO AI, VR TRAINING FOR DRIVERS, BUT ALSO 10 ROBOTS THAT ARE BEING USED OR TESTED。
In his post, Amazon highlights Blue Jay, a robot called "Helping the Worker."Additional help in reaching and moving) and the AI smart body system Project Eluna, which “helps to reduce the cognitive burden, like additional team members”, while optimizing the sorting process to reduce bottlenecks。
Blue Jay canSTORAGE ITEMS FOR HANDLING AMAZON 75%And it is planned to eventually become the “core technology” to support the delivery station on that day. According to Amazon, Blue Jay, based on AI, digital twinning and robotic data available, was developed in just over a year and achieved “the task of coordinating multiple robotic arms with multiple tasks, integrating three original independent robotic workstations into a fluid workspace, and completing selection, storage and integration at the same location”。
According to the media, The Verge, Chief Technical Officer of the Amazon Robotics Department, Tye Brady, says, "The real focus is not robots, but people -- and the future work we're working on together." The post also reiterates the speaker's response to the New York Times report, which states: “For the past decadeNo company has created jobs in America. More AmazonsIt is planned to recruit 250,000 jobs during the holiday season (Note: usually from Thanksgiving to Christmas, New Year)。
CEO ANDY JASSI STATED MORE CLEARLY IN HIS JUNE STAFF LETTER ABOUT THE IMPACT OF EFFICIENCY: “SOME JOBS WILL REQUIRE FEWER PEOPLE, OTHERS MORE PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH LONG-TERM IMPACTS ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT FULLY, IN THE COMING YEARS WE EXPECT TO REDUCE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BY MAKING EXTENSIVE USE OF AI IN COMPANIES.”
The New York Times reports that Amazon robots and automation plans are similar, and that Jassi ' s strategy to drive down the cost of electricians is allowing storage facilities to handle more items with fewer staff, who will focus more on robots。