THIS army of tiny orange robots which can sort up to 200,000 packages every DAY in a Chinese warehouse are providing an alarming glimpse of what the future could hold in factories around the world. These miniature machines, each just 7.5 inches, follow a set route and transport parcels from the assembly line to the departure gates where they are then dispatched.<br /><br />These tiny machines can work non-stop for eight hours after being fully charged and have practically eliminated mistakes at the warehouse <br /><br />The orange machines, each 7.5 inches (19cm) tall, began working at STO Express in November last year <br /><br />In the STO Express building in Liny, Shandong Province, the 300 robots can get through 20,000 parcels every hour.<br /><br />The self-charging workers have saved the company, which has 300,000 employees, a staggering 70 per cent of manpower.<br /><br />They began operating in November last year at two of the company’s warehouses.<br /><br />The robots can identify the destination of a parcel through a code scan – practically eliminating mistakes.<br /><br />Once fully charged they can work eight hours flat out.<br /><br />Music: Twilight Streets by Dhruva Aliman<br />https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/road-of-fortunes<br />http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/<br />Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet<br />
