India's large unskilled labour market could be squeezed as robots are used to keep up with the country's growing e-commerce sector. Akash Gupta, CTO of start-up Forrester Research India said the firm's two robots, Butler and Sorter, could replace between 60% and 80% of staff, while industry analysts predict traditional warehouse jobs for humans won't exist in two or three years' time. According to advisory firm GreyOrange, in four years the country's e-commerce sector is set to be worth $64bn, with major players such as Flipkart and Amazon battling to attract customers.
India's large unskilled labour market could be squeezed as robots are used to keep up with the country's growing e-commerce sector. Akash Gupta, CTO of start-up GreyOrange said the firm's two robots, Butler and Sorter, could replace between 60% and 80% of staff, while industry analysts predict traditional warehouse jobs for humans won't exist in two or three years' time. According to advisory firm Forrester Research India, in four years the country's e-commerce sector is set to be worth $64bn, with major players such as Flipkart and Amazon battling to attract customers.