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The tech giant this morning unveiled what it describes as its first warehouse robot with a sense of touch. The robot, dubbed Vulcan, uses force sensors and AI to handle and organize inventory with ...

"Our experience of robots is that it's actually driven up employment rather than the reverse," Amazon executive John Boumphrey told CNBC.

After less than six months on the job, Amazon has fired its latest warehouse robot. Launched in October 2025, Blue Jay was a multi-limbed robot intended to serve as "an extra set of hands" in the ...

E-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) showcased the next-generation Proteus robot at its "Delivering the Future" event in Dartford, UK with deployment across European facilities scheduled for H1 2027. ...

Amazon unveiled a new robotics system for its warehouses that can pick, sort and consolidate packages in a single assembly line. The system is called Blue Jay, and Amazon said it's already being ...

Amazon says that it has developed a new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can “feel” some of the items it touches. The two-armed Vulcan, which can maneuver goods inside the storage compartments Amazon has ...

Amazon has announced a new robot with a sense of touch, enabling it to pick up and stow around three-quarters of the items found in its warehouses. The new robot, called Vulcan, can accurately gauge ...

Amazon made a lot of noise in October when it unveiled Blue Jay, a multi-armed warehouse robot built to speed up same-day deliveries. Just months later, the company quietly ended the program. The ...

Amazon’s warehouse automation, led by 750,000+ robots, drives a 25% productivity boost and solidifies its competitive moat in e-commerce. Robotics and AI advancements, like Sparrow and Proteus, are ...

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Amazon on Thursday showed off a new robot that could one day assist warehouse workers with some of the more tedious aspects of the job. The company unveiled "Sparrow," a robotic arm that can pluck ...