Amazon is acutely aware of the need for automation in its warehouse, which is why it is introducing the robot system,Sparrow. The Sparrow robot is able to pick up unpackaged items to sort them at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Manual labor in manufacturing and warehousing has had its share of shortcomings, from being relatively unproductive to causing accidental harm through the introduction of the human factor. Perhaps more acutely aware of these failings than others is the logistics powerhouse which is also a leading tech innovator, Amazon. But is the […]
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