The Latest Breaking News from Robots

Amazon has just unveiled its newest warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a “sense of touch”. Designed to gently stow items using pressure-sensitive gripping and artificial intelligence (AI), Vulcan is now being tested in two Amazon facilities, in Spokane, Washington state, US, and Hamburg, Germany.

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Humanoid robots are starting to arrive thanks to tech advancements and the need to fill a shortage of workers in dull and physically tasking jobs.

System is a ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ – and Amazon claims it will work alongside rather than replace human workers

Viral footage shows out-of-control robot damaging equipment and endangering people, raising concerns over automation safety and reliability.

The tech giant said the new robot could understand pressure and force using new sensors and AI, enabling it to grip things without damaging them.

Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ fuels fears of mass job losses

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