Amazon is ramping up the use of robots as sales growth slows and it faces pressure to cut costs. Already about three quarters of the packages delivered by the e-commerce giant have been touched by ...

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Amazon has started using a human-shaped robot to lift and carry crates in its warehouses in a move that will fuel debate about technology’s impact on jobs. The new six foot robot, called Digit, can ...

Amazon’s first fully autonomous robot, Proteus, has a lot of responsibilities. Its main job is to pick up trolleys full of parcels and get them where they need to be. But it is also carries a whole ...

IN a vast warehouse, three of Amazon’s newest recruits are resting with their arms behind their heads, legs splayed out. With the flick of a button that marks the end of break time, they roll up to a ...

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Amazon has launched its one MILLIONTH robot worldwide - and its global robotics chief says the company's new AI "air traffic control system " controlling all those machines will help YOUR package get ...

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Amazon is experimenting with incorporating a robot into its warehouses, with the aim of automating some of the more repetitive processes. Named Digit, the two-legged r obot can pick up and lift items.

Amazon now has 1 million robots operating across its warehouses worldwide. The company began testing robots at its facilities in 2012, starting with a single type of robot that could move inventory.

Armed with Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa, the three-wheeled companion is the company's very first home robot. According to the company, "besides being cute", the robot can monitor your home, check ...