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02/17/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Robots now automating the harvesting of cucumbers in Germany

As part of an international effort to revitalize cucumber farming, a European team presented a prototype robot that could replace human workers, stated a ScienceDaily article. The dual-arm robot falls under the European Union’s CATCH project. It’s considered a major step in automating and preserving the practice of crop cultivation in Germany. Cucumbers are serious business […]

11/07/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Robot automation can fill grocery orders in minutes, dramatically reducing reliance on human workers

U.K. online grocer Ocado used to take about two hours to put together an order of 50 items for a customer. A human worker would go around and collect the various meats, produce and dairy products the customer requested and put the order together manually. Now, however, they’ve found a way to get the job […]

07/26/2017 / By Russel Davis

SORRY, HUMANS: Amazon will most likely replace Whole Foods cashiers with automated systems

In line with Amazon’s announcement of plans to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, a survey carried out by ChargeItSpot revealed that a vast majority of consumers would like Amazon to add a “cashier-free checkout” should the acquisition take place. The poll also showed that consumers wanted Amazon to feature “lower prices” and “in-store pickup” for Amazon purchases. “When […]

06/21/2017 / By Mike Adams

RUMOR: Jeff Bezos to reverse Whole Foods’ promise to label GMOs on everything by 2018

Unlike the Washington Post which fabricates fictional “anonymous sources” and prints imaginary assertions as fact, I’m going to tell you up front that this is a rumor: Jeff Bezos is in bed with Monsanto, the rumor goes, and after purchasing Whole Foods, he’s going to reverse the food retailer’s commitment to label all GMOs across […]

12/14/2016 / By JD Heyes

Robots could take over 3.4 million human jobs thanks to Amazon Go’s new grocery stores

For decades factories in the most advanced industrialized nations have been replacing human labor at a steady pace with robots. But today an explosion in robotics technology is leading to rapid advances in capability that will affect nearly all employment sectors—if not every single one. In fact, tens of millions of jobs will eventually be […]

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