We're gonna do it! On the unemployment line.

Back in the old days, a particular product would come down a conveyor. A person or people would take items off of the conveyor and place it in  a box or other appropriate packaging. This concept was so iconic that it was used in everything from I Love Lucy to Laverne and Shirley.

This image, however, is about to change in a big way. Enter: The Adept Quattro. This robot is insanely fast. It can pick up items off of a conveyor and place them in any configuration that is needed. It can do this with virtually any item – no matter how delicate – with shocking speed. According to Adept, they have broken what was previously viewed as a barrier to robotic speed. This robot can break the 300 cycle per minute barrier.

Check out this video below. As you are watching it, think about this: This is in real-time. This is not in high-speed. At the 1:30 mark, you can see the robot at its top speed.

(via gizmodo)