Amazon develops a robot that ‘feels’ touch, just like its human workers
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Summary
Amazon has revealed AI-enhanced warehouse robot Vulcans with a “sense of touch”
The robots can pick and pack three-quarters of the items stored in Amazon’s depots, a job which was previously done by people
The machines have been trained with tactile and force feedback data and can learn from mistakes and become more efficient over time
Vulcan has already processed half a million orders in Spokane, Washington, and Hamburg, Germany, where it is used to pick items from the top and bottom of eight-foot high fabric stacks, saving human workers from having to bend or climb ladders, which Amazon says improves safety and reduces injuries.
Amazon already has around 750,000 robots in its warehouses and plans to roll out the new robots over the next couple of years.