Amazon’s new ‘Sparrow’ robot threatens to take warehouse worker jobs
Amazon unveiled its new ‘Sparrow’ sorting robot that could soon replace some human workers in its warehouses.
The robot is designed to identify and sort specific products along Amazon’s fulfillment line, a task that previously could only be done by humans.
“Sparrow is the first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement alongside the product’s debut during Amazon’s Delivering The Future conference near Boston on Thursday.
Canada Has Become A Hotbed For Low-Wage Foreign Labour Under Trudeau … Amazon Biggest User
… But since Mr. Trudeau’s Liberals have come to power, the country has doubled down on its use of foreign labour. At the end of 2021, more than 775,000 people from abroad had temporary work permits, an increase of 92 per cent from 2015, and 600 per cent from 2000.
