HUMANS PLUS ROBOTS

摘要

Will robotics shut the door on humans in warehouses? What impact could human displacement have on society? Editor Kirsty Adams asks the experts. It's hard to imagine a huge distribution centre being run by just a handful of people. According to John Manners-Bell, chief executive of research company Transport Intelligence, that's where the industry is heading - towards dark warehouses with very few people - as seen in China. "That's what many companies are heavily investing in, particularly Alibaba and JD.com."