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Meet The New Amazon Robot That Can Feel What It Touches
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Amazon has a new warehouse robot that, for the first time, can “feel” the items it’s handling. CNBC got an exclusive first look at Vulcan in action at a warehouse in Spokane, Washington, where it stows items in tall yellow bins. Until now, only humans could handle the stowing job, but Amazon says Vulcan will create new jobs instead of eliminating them. Amazon wouldn’t disclose how much it cost to develop Vulcan, but it says it took three years and a team that’s grown to 250 people.
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Produced and shot by: Katie Tarasov
Edited by: Evan Lee Miller
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Animation: Mallory Brangan
Additional Footage: Amazon, Getty Images
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Meet The New Amazon Robot That Can Feel What It Touches
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