OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A brand new invoice is headed to the governor’s desk that may enable autonomous robots to ship packages and groceries to your door.
Consultant Logan Phillips introduced the invoice on the Home of Representatives ground yesterday.
He says it should work faster and extra effectively than the present course of.
“It sits inside a supply truck. As a substitute of him having to go to every home individually, he’ll unload the drones and drop the packages individually to you so it hurries up the method,” stated Phillips.
Phillips argues Senate Invoice 706 is the important thing to progressing the expertise of Oklahoma, which might create the roles of the long run.
He stated, “When you’d wish to see the way forward for expertise and the way forward for jobs, that is the kind of expertise you must embrace if Oklahoma needs to be the heartland of expertise.”
Consultant Mickey Dollens argues the brand new expertise will include a value.
“The gig economic system is a vital a part of Oklahoma’s economic system proper now. Many individuals assist make ends meet on the finish of the month by driving uber or delivering groceries.”
Different states have carried out the expertise, however Dollens fears this can put Oklahoman staff out of a job.
“It’s all concerning the backside line. Robots don’t ask for raises, they don’t get sick, they don’t unionize. Anytime they’ve the chance to interchange a human employee with a robotic, they’ll do this,” stated Dollens.
Phillips says he believes the expertise will create extra jobs sooner or later and that the innovation is required.
“Now we live in a telesociety. Increasingly packages are coming to our houses. Extra of us are working at residence extra, so the job abilities wanted and the velocity of supply is rising dramatically,” he stated.
The invoice heads to the governor’s desk now for consideration.
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