Could robot butchers replace employees in packing plants?

Could robot butchers replace employees in packing plants?

BEEF Daily
By Amanda Radke

If you’ve ever toured a packing plant, you know these businesses run like a well-oiled machine. From the automated processes to the skilled line workers to the supervisors overseeing the processing, the steps taken to package a steer from nose to tail are truly incredible.  Like any business adapting to the newest technologies (looking at you, McDonald’s self-serve kiosks), the packer may be the next to reduce its labor force in favor of machines that can do it quicker and without the bi-weekly paychecks. Circle around the globe to New Zealand where a company called Scott Technology has unveiled its butcher robots. A production line of a dozen robots can strip meat from 600 lamb carcasses per hour