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Amazon's Building Humanoid Robots to Speed Deliveries to You
- Amazon is developing AI-powered humanoid robots to deliver packages from electric Rivian vans directly to customers' doors, with real-world testing imminent at a San Francisco facility.
- This initiative follows Amazon's long-term strategy since acquiring the autonomous vehicle startup Zoox in 2020 to automate delivery from warehouse to doorstep.
- The indoor 'humanoid park' simulates complex delivery environments using mock doorways, stairs, and a Rivian van to train robots like Agility Robotics' Digit and Unitree's $16,000 humanoid model.
- Amazon projects savings of $2 billion to $3 billion annually by 2030 from robotics in logistics, aiming for robots that understand natural language commands and reduce labor costs and delivery times.
- While the technology faces challenges like navigating unpredictable real-world obstacles, Amazon's investments may significantly reshape delivery work and enhance its logistics market share, currently 30% in the U.S.
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Amazon set to test humanoid package delivery robots: report · American Wire News
Elon Musk has predicted that “10 billion humanoid robots” will one day outnumber people on Earth, and Amazon is well on its way as a leader in the use of robotics. In addition to other efforts in the field, Amazon is testing package-delivery bots that would walk right up to your door to deliver items, according to CNET. “Amazon has been touting its work in robotics for the home and for warehouse work, but this is the first time the company has m…
Amazon doesn't waste any time and now has thought that the one who knocks on your door is a robot that transports in an electric van.
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