- Amazon’s latest warehouse robot can feel articles he manages
- Vulcan has already dealt with 500,000 pilot orders
- This will work alongside workers to start efficiency and safety
Amazon has unveiled a brand new warehouse robot he calls Vulcan, and it is one more step by being human that many humans could not feel comfortable, but for a good reason.
Vulcan has the capacity to “feel” the objects with which he interacts with the use of tactile strength and feedback sensors, which means that Amazon can improve precision and reduce errors in his warehouses.
The robot (fortunately not non -humanoid) uses two separate arms, one to reorganize the articles in the compartments and another, equipped with a camera and a cup of cup, to be used for the recovery of the items.
Amazon Vulcan Robot can “feel” objects
The company noted that Vulcan was formed using physical data, including comments from strength and contact, and it is already able to choose about three -quarters of the inventory of the electronic commerce, having already dealt with more than 500,000 orders in pilot deployments through Spokane, Washington and Hamburg, Germany.
Vulcan is also able to improve, learn experiences like a human child would do.
Due to this ability to learn combined with tactile sensors and tactility, Amazon says that Vulcan imitates human dexterity, allowing it to handle well -wrapped compartments without damaging the items.
He is also able to identify when he cannot currently manage an element, calling a human to get help.
In particular, in highly stacked shelves and larger warehouses, Vulcan is able to access articles faster than humans, as it does not need to use a scale, improving safety and efficiency. It is also said that it works at speeds comparable to humans.
“Vulcan works alongside our employees, and the combination is better than by themselves,” said the director of Amazon robotics of applied science Aaron Parness.
Amazon now has more than 750,000 robots already used in his warehouses, what he underlines is there to support and collaborate with human workers rather than replacing them. Other projects include Sparrow, Robin, Cardinal and Proteus – the company’s first autonomous robot.
“Our vision is to develop this technology on our network, improve operational efficiency, improve labor safety and support our employees by reducing physically demanding tasks,” concluded Parness.
