In order to control employees' every move, or to guide employees to specific tasks, and to require real-time tracking with their wrists, this kind of work environment seems uncomfortable, but in Amazon's warehouses around the world, this scenario may become true. The report pointed out that Amazon recently obtained patents for two tracking devices, and it is not known whether it plans to produce the device, and then let employees wear it.
The new Amazon patent was filed in 2016, released in September 2017, and recently approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Suppose Amazon requires employees to wear it. According to the patent, the device emits ultrasonic pulses with radio transmission. The sensor performs triangulation based on the device signal, determines the position of the employee's hand, and pairs with the inventory.
In addition to receiving signals, the system also sends back signals to guide employees to the correct box. Amazon pointed out in the patent document that its purpose is to streamline the "time-consuming" work, in order to quickly complete the order picking and packaging of goods, with the guidance of the wrist, the staff will find the goods on the order faster.
Amazon's patent details about the company are rarely explained, but before launching new products, internal employees will be tried. Amazon employees revealed that the company has used similar tracking technology in the warehouse, and the actual application of these two new patents in the future is not surprising.
However, new tracking devices may touch on privacy and security issues. Privacy advocates point out that this kind of wrist is like raising the level of workplace surveillance, so companies treat employees more like robots than humans. What's more, even with the use of strict tracking technology every day, employees will inevitably make mistakes.
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