In early 2012, Amazon spent $775 million to acquire Kiva Systems, a Massachusetts-based startup that makes warehouse robots and software to automate the most mundane parts of filling online orders.

In a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet a pair of robots that look like goofy green footstools from the future. Their round eyes and satisfied grins are rendered with light emitting ...

The design has two trays mounted to a standard computer DVD drive, an ‘in’ tray and an ‘out’ tray. The frame of the machine bolts directly to the drive, and the entire contraption is ...

Shortly before Prime Day in June, Amazon announced it was developing two robots for its infamously demanding distribution centers. Named “Bert” and “Ernie” after the Sesame Street Muppets ...

Once upon a time there were plastic Japanese toys that changed from cars into robots. Now we have huge blockbuster movies ... As luck would have it, the distribution studio picked HD DVD as its ...

The retail giant’s approach has largely revolved around incorporating robots into existing worklfows, so as to not disrupt regular operations. The new model looks to bring a more ground-up ...