Zero Hedge — DHL Is Keeping Pace With The Holiday Rush By Adding 1,500 New Robots

 This is actually a big step forward although labor is unlikely to view it that way. 

This is what is supposed to happen in the case of technological innovation. Humans should not be doing these jobs if unnecessary.

This is disposable labor rather than necessary labor, i.e. needed for social reproduction. Disposable labor can be either redirected using an employer of last resort policy or subsidized to increase leisure. (See Sandwichman (Tom Walker) at econospeak on disposable time). 

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DHL Is Keeping Pace With The Holiday Rush By Adding 1,500 New Robots
Tyler Durden

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