Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses. By Karen Weise Karen Weise reported from Shreveport, La., and has ...
From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food. Robotic serving carts, once the stuff of foodie science ...
Facepalm: Amazon has responded to reports that the company aims to replace 600,000 US warehouse workers with robots by 2033. Predictably, it's trying to put a positive spin on the news, claiming that ...
In the rapidly developing world we live in, it feels as if every day there is a new technological advancement, so much so that it's difficult to keep track of. The world of AI and robotics is no ...
In a simulated natural disaster, robotic drones from the University of Maryland’s RoboScout Team arrived first, scanning the area for survivors. They beamed patients’ locations to robot dogs and ...
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Jason Riley, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. When I was invited recently to tour an Amazon distribution center in Denver with a few ...
The arrival of new robots, especially to places like Amazon delivery centers, has sparked a big debate. Some say they are stealing human jobs while others argue they’re creating a bigger market for ...
Amazon reportedly has a plan to replace more than half a million U.S. workers with “cobots,” and avoid hiring at least 160,000 human workers by 2027. Despite hoping to double the number of products ...
It’s hard to think of any other company that has shaped the labor market as much as Amazon has over the past two decades. Now, internal documents and interviews obtained by the New York Times point to ...
Amazon is the second-largest employer in the world, with 1.5 million workers. A new report shows that Amazon will not have to hire 600,000 people by 2033, thanks to robots and automation. Amazon ...
The Blue Jay robot’s ‘extra set of hands’ probably means Amazon’s warehouses will require fewer human hands. The Blue Jay robot’s ‘extra set of hands’ probably means Amazon’s warehouses will require ...