Supply Chain News: Research Says Impact of DC Robots on Job Numbers will be Modest over Next Decade, but Drive “De-Skilling” of Warehouse Work

Robots of all sorts are being deployed in distribution centers across the world, including AGV-like autonomous mobile robots, piece and case picking robots, and more. As with many other areas of business, there are concerns in some quarters about the impact growing robot adoption will have on warehouse workers and jobs, with some warning we will soon see "lights out" distribution centers that rely almost totally on automation.
Recently, Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore of the University of Illinois at Chicago, in research sponsored by UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and Working Partnerships USA, take a […]

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