Amazon's warehouse network is racing toward a future in which fleets of machines handle much of the lifting, sorting, and shuttling that once fell to human workers, and internal projections suggest that as many as 600,

E-commerce conglomerate Amazon is celebrating the deployment of its one-millionth robot as the company continues to advance its automation efforts. On Monday, Amazon published a news release stating that the robot was delivered to a fulfillment center in ...

The consumer robot industry took a turn on Monday after iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. iRobot was founded in 1990 as IS Robotics by Colin Angle, Helen Greiner, and Rodney Brooks,

As of Dec. 16, the Roborock Saros 10R is on sale for $999.99 at Amazon, marked down from the usual price of $1,599.99. That works out a savings of $600 from a 38% discount. Today's sale price matches the record low we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Compared to the original list price of $450, the Eureka E20 Plus Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo is currently on sale on Amazon for $310. It provides strong suction, extended operation time, and hands-free dust disposal at an affordable price point for most consumers compared to similar high-end robot vacuums.

Technology is often met with resistance and fear, but the demands placed on supply chains require constant evaluation of what technologies can help.

Amazon's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are long over — but savvy shoppers can still score a deal well before Boxing Day. For a limited time, shoppers can take home a Lefant Robot Vacuum Cleaner for a ridiculous 54 per cent off — slashing the price by $140.

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Amazon unveiled Vulcan, a warehouse robot with 'a sense of touch,' at an event in Germany. Vulcan adds/removes items from pods using a camera-equipped arm with a suction cup.

The company reportedly started working on robotics 12 years ago when it launched a drone delivery program. According to an article in the Street, it’s now pivoting to an AI-based software that would control humanoid robots. Those robots could presumably ...

There's a new warehouse robot at Amazon that has a sense of touch, allowing it to handle a job previously only done by humans. Amazon unveiled the robot, called Vulcan, Wednesday at an event in Germany. CNBC got an exclusive first look at Vulcan in April ...

As Amazon rolls out its millionth robot on the warehouse floor, it is important to recognize that the company is not any closer to ridding itself of the burden of human labor. Amazon can still be unionized.