Amazon pits warehouse workers against each other, eyes robot replacements with steel talons
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/05/21/amazon-pits-warehouse-workers-against-each-other-eyes-robot-replacements-with-steel-talons/
Amazon is turning warehouse work into a competitive game, while looking toward a future in which robots with steel talons do the labor.
The e-commerce behemoth led by CEO Jeff Bezos is running an experiment in several warehouses, involving thousands of “pickers” and “stowers” whose labors are incorporated into video games in a process called “gamification,” according to a new report.
