Professionals Vs. AI: Who’s Better at Forklift Safety?
The market is hot on AI. We hear everything from ‘AI will rule the world’ to ‘it’s not quite ready yet, but wait until it learns!’ Over time, the new technology falls somewhere in the middle. The same can hold true with AI. But in the meantime, the challenge continues as many are asking: safety professionals vs. AI: Who’s better at forklift safety? Let’s talk about the advantages of each one.
Professionals Vs. AI: Who’s Better at Forklift Safety?
Forklift safety systems have been on the market now for about 8 to 10 years. It is only within the last couple years that companies are purchasing a forklift safety system. Although there are other older technologies used, such as RFID, which is a wearables solution, we are going to focus on AI which is the ultimate is forklift safety.
Benefit of AI:
The AI technology has learned (past tense) the difference between a human and an object. The SIERA.AI forklift safety system identifies for the forklift operator what is within its path of travel. Is it a human or is it an object. The forklift safety system will show the driver where the person or object is, flash a symbol of a person or a box for the object, and also get the driver’s attention with a unique beeping sound to gain the driver’s attention.
Benefit of a Human:
We still have experienced drivers that know the facility, the in’s and out’s of the forklift and the behaviors of many of the workers. The driver knows what’s important and what can be ignored.
Benefit of AI:
Workers are performing a job all the time within the facility. They can be bending down to pick something up or put orders away, or workers can be on all fours behind a pallet. In these instances, very little of the worker is showing. It may be a part of a shoe, an elbow, part of a hardhat or even just two fingers. The AI forklift safety system by SIERA.AI knows that’s a human and notifies the driver that there is a human being. This allows the forklift operator to take proactive action and check to find the worker before making any moves with the forklift to move the object or pallet.
Benefit of Both:
AI scans every 60ms, which is lightning speed as compared to a human being. However, let us be honest. A forklift driver is not like a driver in the car. In the car, we are constantly told to keep our eyes on the road. But a forklift driver needs to operate the forklift to do work AND watch for people, other equipment and objects. In this instant, the forklift safety system compliments the forklift operator. While the operator is doing their job of operating the forklift, the forklift safety system is watching out for the operator by ensuring that it is safe to do their job so nobody gets hurt, or has an impact with an object.
Contact us today to become proactive in your facility with a SIERA.AI forklift safety system. Because there is no comparison with a safety professionals Vs. AI: Who’s Better at Forklift Safety. They both bring value to your company, and the combination of the two is always what’s best.
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