First Seen
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Amazon employees struggle with ‘nerve-racking’ robot co-workers
December 30, 2019
Associated Press
Why It’s Interesting
Amazon now has more than 200,000 robotic vehicles in its delivery-fulfillment centers around the U.S., double the number it had last year and up from 15,000 units in 2014.
Amazon’s Kiva purchase ($775 million in 2012) “set the tone for all other retailers to stand up and pay attention.”
“A rush of venture capital and private sector investment in warehouse robotics spiked to $1.5 billion a year in 2015 and has remained high ever since.”
““The efficiencies we gain from our associates and robotics working together harmoniously — what I like to call a symphony of humans and machines working together — allows us to pass along a lower cost to our customer,” said Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics' chief technologist.”