Rise of the Machines - Amazon's Digit robots




Amazon has been developing automation and robotics for their delivery systems for years. In the latest development, they are trialing Agility Robotics' Digit robot in their fulfilment centres.

The first centre in the trial is at Houston. The video in this Guardian article shows the robot in action

Making humanoid robots is extremely difficult, due to the kinds of challenges listed in this Thread.


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When we mention humanoid robots in factories and Amazon, we would be reminded of Jeff Bezos' arch-rival Elon Musk. While we cannot discount the possibility that Tesla can build a working robot in a short time-span, it might be prudent to assume nothing will come out of this Optimus venture, until more facts emerge.

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