jeffwtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·3 months agoAmazon is bricking its Astro business robots less than a year after launch(www.theverge.com)external-linkarrow-up1285arrow-down13message-square25fedilink
arrow-up1282arrow-down1external-linkAmazon is bricking its Astro business robots less than a year after launch(www.theverge.com)jeffwtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·3 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarelocuesterEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down0·3 months agolinkfedilinkThe article says that Amazon has a recycling program and has provided free assistance and home pickup for these as part of the sunsetting.
minus-squareDamageEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·3 months agoedit-23 months agolinkfedilinkI have an hard time believing they will handle it properly, given that they prefer to trash many returned items rather than putting them back into stock when it suits them.
The article says that Amazon has a recycling program and has provided free assistance and home pickup for these as part of the sunsetting.
I have an hard time believing they will handle it properly, given that they prefer to trash many returned items rather than putting them back into stock when it suits them.