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News. An Auckland company believes it will introduce a robotic forklift into the market within the year. "They might have raised our output but they've done nothing for the level of smoko conversation..." 30 May, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Reference
- DCDL-0004691
- Description
Shows two workers on a smoko break with two robotic forklifts. The two workers are enjoying hot drinks and Griffins biscuits. While the two forklifts are drinking Castrol oil. One of the workers complains about the lack of conversation - "They might have raised our output but they've done nothing for the level of smoko conversation..." Refers to Auckland start-up company, Inro, annoucing in May 2007 that it is on track to produce the world's first driverless forklift for warehousing work within a year.
Published in New Zealand Shipping Gazette
Arrangement: This cartoon file was orginally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called 'NZ Shipping Gaz' which was inside a folder called 'AWS Cartoon Highlights, Nov'04-May'07'
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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- Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
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- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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News. An Auckland company believes it will introduce a robotic forklift into the market within the year. "They might have raised our output but they've done nothing for the level of smoko conversation..." 30 May, 2007. Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]. Ref: DCDL-0004691. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23084995More information can be found in our terms of use.