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well, these robots will be operating in highly competitive markets offering 2-3 day shipping so Bangladeshi packers will not be in those labor markets.

With raising minimal wage in the US. We are likely looking at $10/hr in various markets. These robots run 24/7 so that is 1024365 = $87k saved per year. Even with depreciation counted in, it sounds pretty economical to me.

Unless you need a job of course. What is economical to a single manufacturer may not be for a society.

And that's why it'll be a long while before we have fully autonomous clothing handling robots.

More like 50 cents a day.

$3 a day.