The main robotics invention Amazon made to automate 75% of a fulfilment center is pretty interesting. It’s called Vulcan System, an AI-powered gripper with the “sense of touch” (able to handle 75% of Amazon’s 1 million unique items). The previous picking robots used machine vision and suction cups but couldn’t “feel” the items (they were built to handle packages and covered <60% of warehouse items). Per CNBC, the new Vulcan gripper uses sensors and generative AI to apply different force to…

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Amazon $AMZN is investing to build more factories that make robots https://t.co/YZ4dRNUy3z https://t.co/jTf3Vmcdpa