Amazon has introduced the Vulcan robot, an AI-integrated warehouse robot with a sense of touch, capable of picking and stowing about 75% of items in its warehouses, reducing reliance on human labor. Vulcan features a dextrous arm equipped with force sensors and a suction cup for handling goods delicately and efficiently, and it has already processed half a million orders in Spokane and Hamburg. As Vulcan rolls out further across Europe and the U.S., Amazon emphasizes that it aims to enhance worker safety by assisting employees rather than replacing them entirely.
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