supermegaampharos t1_j9topkv wrote
Misleading.
A smart fridge doesn’t mean your grocery shopping has been automated. It means that your fridge sends a grocery list to the store and a store worker does your grocery shopping for you.
That’s not automation: that’s paying somebody else to do your housework.
Heap_Good_Firewater t1_j9u4izu wrote
There are already experimental automated grocery warehouses where robots put together orders.
I’m convinced that this tech will replace most grocery shopping eventually, but it will take longer than a decade just to build out the warehouses and that is after the concept is proven and refined enough to be economically viable.
There’s a saying: “The future is here, it’s just not equally distributed yet.”
Basically, the lag between proof of concept and general availability is usually longer than you would expect. Most people aren’t as eager for change as the average person in this sub.
My guess is around 10% of people in rich countries will have access to automated grocery shopping in 10 years, and it will be the norm in 20 years.
MrFantasticallyNerdy t1_j9v5k4r wrote
>There are already experimental automated grocery warehouses where robots put together orders.
I'll believe it's feasible when Amazon start using it. If nothing else, they have consistent volume that they can use to amortize the cost of this. Plus I'm pretty sure Jeff Bezos will enjoy not dealing with unflattening news about Amazon warehouse working conditions.
danderson5 t1_j9v7m33 wrote
Have you seen the Kiva robots they bought several years ago? They're partway there already.
SnooConfections6085 t1_j9u3jtk wrote
Grocery stores with heavy delivery and pickup (think Kroger in major metros) are starting to move that function to fulfillment warehouses which are much easier to automate than picking a retail store.
jawshoeaw t1_j9wfbxs wrote
Plus it sucks. The fridge will miss stuff, or order the wrong thing. Nobody’s food need are this regimented. And it’s more expensive than just going to the grocery store at least around here. I’ve tried using an app to order groceries ahead of time and it was so aggravating i think i spent more time on the app than I saved. And if you are even slightly interested in price shopping it’s not great.
Jasrek t1_j9tzj2d wrote
"Within decades", we might have automated grocery stores and delivery robots.
BurtReynoldsLives t1_j9u089g wrote
Not if they can help it. We can’t have people at home with free time enjoying their life and pondering on how we can restructure society in a more equitable way. We need them tired to a desk to make them docile.
spicytackle t1_j9uhlgf wrote
No one else on this damn website seems to bring this up enough- automation won't mean everyone has no job, that's an insanely dangerous situation politically. Idle hands and what not. UBI for that sweet data we produce will be an absolute necessity, or something equivalent.
supermegaampharos t1_j9u2i4s wrote
Not within decades. Within decade.
The article title says decade singular and the article itself says “within a decade”.
Jasrek t1_j9u2plc wrote
Ah, that's true. Probably not, then. But one day! One day.
SaltyChickenDip t1_j9uvb68 wrote
Still automates the the process for the end user
supermegaampharos t1_j9v15s2 wrote
That’s not automation.
That’s like saying a cleaning service is automation: if people are physically doing the work, it’s not automated.
SaltyChickenDip t1_j9vn77e wrote
More like my house automatically sense the dirty factor of certain area and automatically sets up appointments for the correct contractor to fix it. Automating that task . Through automation.
jejcicodjntbyifid3 t1_j9vp8a7 wrote
Yeah it's automating in pieces
The code I write does some things automatically and builds etc are automated, but it doesn't mean the entire thing is automated end to end
But it's more automated than it being fully manual
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