Robot Kivas May Replace Warehouse Workers

(11/20/2014) Recent years, Amazon had several labor troubles in their fulfillment centers in the US and Germany. In the long run, robots are definitely more attractive for big retailers like Amazon or Walmart. This is a news about Robot Kivas working in the warehouse of Amazon. They are not doing the picking jobs. Instead, they move inventories around on racks to get closer to the pickers such that the pickers can save their time from walking all day long.

As technology progresses, one day maybe the picker's job will be replaced by Kiva too.



(12/1/2014) Amazon just announced that they will release 15,000 Kivas in the warehouses for their pickers.  One worker says that their picking productivity is two to three time more than before and it will save 20% of operating cost. Yes, it also says that it will not eliminate current jobs; but, in another words, it means they don't need to hire as many pickers as before.