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Amazon.com is building an e-commerce fulfillment business where humans are more efficient and less necessary, thanks to artificial intelligence and robots.
A mid the wave of hype over artificial intelligence, a growing chorus of fear has sprung around software engineering, where executives are threatening to automate swaths of work. But an ongoing overhaul at America's second-largest private employer has a more immediate warning - already on warehouse floors.
Amazon, which has asserted its dominance in retail and the tech industry with its cloud computing services, has turned heads this year with dramatic workforce changes as it invests billions into artificial intelligence.
In one post, Amazon highlighted Blue Jay, a robot it calls “an extra set of hands that helps employees with tasks that involve reaching and lifting,” and its agentic AI system Project Eluna, which “acts like an extra teammate, helping reduce that cognitive load” while optimizing sorting to reduce bottlenecks.
The robotics system is called Blue Jay, and Amazon said it's already being deployed in one of its South Carolina warehouses.
To fight battery drain, the glasses pair with a controller attached to the employee's delivery vest, allowing them to replace depleted batteries and access operational controls. The glasses will support an employee's eyeglass prescription. An emergency button will be within reach to ensure the driver's safety.
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Your Amazon deliveries got 3 major upgrades. Here's what's new (and why you'll want to try it)
ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon held its Delivering the Future event. The event focused on how AI and the latest tech impact deliveriesThese benefits encompass prescriptions, medicine, and more. Amazon expanded from being more than just an e-commerce site to a marketplace that people rely on for quick deliveries of their goods.