This week Amazon debuted a new warehouse robot that has a sense of "touch,DRAGON BALL eroticism" but the company also promised its new bot will not replace human warehouse workers.
On Monday, at Amazon's Delivering the Future event in Dortmund, Germany, the retail giant introduced the world to Vulcan, a robot designed to sort, pick up, and place objects in storage compartments with the finesse and dexterity of human hands.
SEE ALSO: AI-powered robot dog is learning to 'live' like a humanBut Vulcan "hands" don't look human. Instead, the robot's "end of arm tooling" looks like a "ruler stuck onto a hair straightener," as Amazon describes it. The Vulcan warehouse robot is also loaded with cameras and feedback sensors to process when it makes contact with items and how much force to apply to prevent damage.
In its warehouses, Amazon's inventory is stored in soft fabric compartments of about one square foot in size. Each compartment can hold an average of up to 10 items. Vulcan's ruler can move items around in the compartments to make more space. The hair straightener paddles hold the item, while a conveyer belt on the paddle pushes the item into the compartment. For picking up items, Vulcan has a suction cup.
According to Amazon, Vulcan can handle 75 percent of the items in Amazon warehouses and has already been deployed at fulfillment centers in Spokane, Washington and Hamburg, Germany.
With its sophisticated capabilities, the big question is whether Vulcan will replace human workers. "I don’t believe in 100% automation," Aaron Parness, who leads the Amazon Robotics team, told CNBC. "If we had to get Vulcan to do 100% of the stows and picks, it would never happen. You would wait your entire life. Amazon understands this." Instead, the idea is for Vulcan to take on the higher compartments that would normally require workers to use a step ladder.
The announcement also highlighted "new categories of jobs at Amazon, from robotic floor monitors to on-site reliability maintenance engineers." It also mentioned upskilling programs for employees who want to gain more high-tech experience.
That said, as the number of robots deployed in Amazon fulfillment centers has increased, the number of employees has decreased. According to a 2024 report from Benzinga, the number of Amazon employees decreased by 100,000, while over 750,000 robots have been deployed, up from 520,000 in 2022.
Topics Amazon Robotics
Previous：How to unblock XVideos for free
Next：CES 2025: Hands
Best GPU deal: Get the MSI RTX 5080 for $1,249.99 at Best Buy
Why unlimited data is making a comeback
11 people and things to celebrate on Valentine's Day besides a significant other
India's database with biometric details of its billion citizens ignites privacy debate
Get a free soundbar when you buy a 34
The Russian Embassy tweeted about U.S. relations and everyone is so lost
Donald Trump didn't tweet this morning and it freaked people out
Bill Gates joins China's most popular social network
Collins vs. Jabeur 2025 livestream: Watch Adelaide International for free
Teen becomes talk of the neighborhood when taquito gets confused for cigar
Roborock Saros Z70 at CES 2025: A huge flex
Paul Pogba unveils new handshake on Twitter, and his partner will warm your heart
Teen becomes talk of the neighborhood when taquito gets confused for cigar
Why unlimited data is making a comeback
NYT Connections hints and answers for January 16: Tips to solve 'Connections' #585.
The best and worst moments of the 2017 Grammys
Major League Soccer team seeks 'chief tattoo officer'
Everything you need to know about Valentine's Day you learned in second grade
Chiefs vs. Texans 2025 livestream: Watch NFL Playoffs for free
Save this date because Sachin Tendulkar said so
And in other news, Chrissy Teigen still managing fallout of eating Fun Dip with fingersThe 'Internet of Things' can't stop killing my gadgetsHow I, Bridget Trump, became a Valentine's Day sex goddessLady Gaga posts Instagram recovering from fan dropping her off a stageCrowdsourced traffic is available for more Google Maps usersTeen sneaks into band's VIP section by editing their Wikipedia pageEverything coming to Hulu in November 2019How video game development has changed over the last decadeMan gets into a new relationship, friends hold touching funeralGoogle Pixel 4's face unlock will get more secure but not straight awayMovies and TV shows from the 2010s that weren't popular but we lovedThe best celebrity hair of the 2010s that inspired who we wanted to beWhat is National Period Day?Twitter has a field day roasting Sean Spicer's softball Skype questions'The Lighthouse' explained: What did it all mean?The Russian Embassy tweeted about U.S. relations and everyone is so lostFacebook coThis bookshop is forcing Piers Morgan to read 'Harry Potter', 1 tweet at a timeThe Analogue Pocket celebrates the history of mobile gamingThis BBC weather presenter just busted out a total mic drop of a pun T20 World Cup 2024 livestream: How to watch Men's T20 World Cup for free WeChat bans 209 accounts allegedly using AI to impersonate public figures · TechNode NASA rover makes adventurous trip, then snaps stunning Mars picture How to view the annular solar eclipse without destroying your eyes ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot both shared presidential debate misinformation, report says Porsche vows to "win back" Chinese consumers by 2026: executive · TechNode Whee, TikTok's answer to Instagram, is flopping General Motors says its China business is on a recovery path · TechNode Bed bug outbreaks are real. Here's what experts want you to know. Etsy to ban sale of most sex toys, explicit content, and more NASA solar spacecraft keeps on going faster and faster and faster 9 Twitch streamers to guide you through the new Elden Ring DLC NASA found a surprise when opening its OSIRIS Unprecedented quake on Mars wasn't caused by what you think Colombia vs. Costa Rica 2024 livestream: Watch Copa America for free Reneé Rapp and Rachel Sennott team up for Instagram's 'Close Friends Only' podcast NASA's Mars helicopter beamed back truly sci NXP to establish a China Aliens haven't contacted us. Scientists found a compelling reason why. NASA snapped a breathtaking view of deep space
1.1164s , 8264.0546875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【DRAGON BALL eroticism】,Exquisite Information Network