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Critics call the fully automated lights-out warehouse a myth

Original: The lights-out warehouse is a lie told to investors to take their money. Here's why. New post on RGG, next in our Future

A new essay argues that the 'lights-out' warehouse — a facility run entirely by robots with no human workers — is essentially a pitch used to attract investor money rather than a working reality. The piece, part of a series on automation and labor, contends that warehouses marketed as fully autonomous still depend heavily on human labor, and that the gap between the claim and reality misleads investors about what their money is funding.

Why now: Debate over automation hype and investor claims around warehouse robotics is currently circulating.

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• The lights-out warehouse is a lie told to investors to take their money. Here's why. New post on RGG, next in our Future Ironies series. https:// robotgirlgang.com/2026/10/14/n o-such-thing-as-unskilled-labor-further-ironies-part-ii/ # Labor # Automation # Robotics #… · lkngrrr@hachyderm.io · 3

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