Warehousing and logistics in particular have seen an explosion of robotic systems in recent years . Robots are being deployed for inventory management , order picking , palletising , and automating repetitive tasks across the supply chain . E-commerce giants like Amazon have been at the forefront of this trend , investing heavily in robotic fulfilment centres to keep up with surging online shopping demand .
The company said last year that it has started testing human-like robot solutions at its robotics research and development site with the goal of performing repetitive tasks .
Following previous explorations into robotics , Amazon last year started testing Digit , a two-legged robot that can grasp and lift items , which is being developed as a result of its partnership with Agility Robotics , first intended to be used to shift empty tote boxes , a ‘ highly repetitive ’ process .
Amazon and Agility Robotics : Warehouse robotics With more than 750,000 robots already deployed , Amazon has already started testing human-like robot solutions at its robotics research and development site to perform
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