- June 14, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Sergio’s Restaurants CEO Carlos Gazitua provides insight into using robot workers in his company.
Four new warehouse workers have been recruited by Amazon to help reduce workplace injuries.
LAWMAKERS UNVEIL MEASURE THAT COULD BREAK UP BIG TECH COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, APPLE
In a blog post on Sunday, Amazon unveiled Ernie, Bert, Scooter and Kermit, four robots which are currently undergoing testing and development at the company’s research and innovation lab in Seattle.
Ernie is a new workstation system designed to help Amazon employees limit strenuous movements. Using a robotic arm, Ernie can remove totes from a robotic shelf and deliver them to employees to allow workers to say in a “more comfortable, stable, and ergonomically-friendly position” throughout the workday.
Amazon noted that while Ernie does not make the process of retrieving and moving items across the warehouse any faster, early testing and employee feedback has revealed that…
