⚙️ AI Hardware

Warehouse Worker Ditches Tablet for Yelling at His Phone – ElevenLabs Makes It Work

Hands-free picking in a freezing warehouse: guy's yelling confirmations into his phone, no screen in sight. ElevenLabs just made the old voice dream cheap – but is Silicon Valley cashing in?

Warehouse operator wearing smartphone headset, picking boxes hands-free with voice AI guidance

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Voice picking hits 250 boxes/hour using smartphones and ElevenLabs – no $5K headsets needed.
  • Custom web apps beat vendor lock-in, slashing costs for small warehouses.
  • AI commoditizes old hardware; big logistics vendors face disruption.

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James Kowalski
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James Kowalski

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Originally reported by Towards Data Science

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