What people don't seem to understand is that picking is hard even for humans. The technology isn't yet close to replacing human labor imho.
The bins used here are the best case scenario- every item visible, every item is actually in the bin it's supposed to be in, the bin only 20℅ full by volume. A human can pick at ten times the speed of these robots given those conditions. Fill the bin to the point that nothing more will fit in, and now try competing with a human.
Amazon Robotics isn't paying the winners $25,000 and actually using what they built next week. They're just trying to put research on the right path.
The bins used here are the best case scenario- every item visible, every item is actually in the bin it's supposed to be in, the bin only 20℅ full by volume. A human can pick at ten times the speed of these robots given those conditions. Fill the bin to the point that nothing more will fit in, and now try competing with a human.
Amazon Robotics isn't paying the winners $25,000 and actually using what they built next week. They're just trying to put research on the right path.