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Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to
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TL;DR
- Amazon's new Proteus robot can now understand spoken language for task assignment.
- This AI-powered upgrade allows human employees to communicate with the robot like they would with a colleague.
- The Proteus robot is designed for heavy lifting and moving large carts throughout warehouses.
- The next generation of Proteus can work across a much larger area than current models.
- The new system is being piloted in Amazon's labs and is planned for deployment in Europe in the first half of 2027.
- Amazon is also expanding other robotic systems like Vulcan and a collaborative tote-handling system.
- Amazon claims it is creating new jobs alongside these technologies and hired hundreds of thousands of employees since introducing robotics.
- The company insists its robots are designed to support workers and streamline operations, not replace them.