A look inside Amazon’s push to eliminate plastic packaging Amazon is phasing out plastic from the envelopes, bags, boxes and cushioning it uses to ship items, swapping in paper-based solutions. Read More
Amazon and the media: Inside the disconnect on AI, robots and jobs Amazon’s big robotics showcase highlighted the company’s vision for “AI at work,” but the event also revealed a widening gap between its public messaging and media coverage about automation’s impact on jobs. Read More
Amazon tops 1 million robots: Here’s what they do Amazon has deployed its 1 millionth robot, a milestone that brings its robot workforce closer than ever to matching its… Read More
Amazon unveils its first warehouse robot with a sense of touch Amazon’s robots are really feeling it now. The tech giant this morning unveiled what it describes as its first warehouse… Read More
Amazon details how its warehouse robots are designed to help humans work safely Bert and Ernie, Scooter and Kermit may have started out as warm and fuzzy Muppet characters, but now they’re part… Read More
Amazon aims to patent fulfillment centers that can ride the rails and dispatch drones If Amazon follows through on a pair of patent applications, future fulfillment centers could be transported on their rounds by… Read More
Years after patenting the concept, Amazon admits putting workers in a cage would be a bad idea Warehouse workers confined in cages? That’s the dark vision evoked by an essay delving into the worries that come along… Read More
Amazon wins a pair of patents for wireless wristbands that track warehouse workers Update for 9:30 a.m. PT Feb. 5: Amazon released the following statement about its patents for a wristband tracking system,… Read More
Calgary lands Amazon fulfillment center as Canadian city aggressively pursues HQ2 Calgary has been one of the boldest suitors for Amazon’s second North American headquarters, but even if it doesn’t land… Read More
Amazon hiring 120k holiday workers in U.S. in 2017 — same as last year, for first time in many years Amazon says it plans to hire more than 120,000 seasonal workers at its U.S. fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service… Read More
Amazon’s delivery drone hive looks like it came from a sci-fi movie nightmare If filmmakers ever decide to do a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” with drones instead of birds, they could… Read More
Amazon hints at urban distribution centers in Seattle area with mysterious liquor license filings Amazon has applied for liquor licenses at three new locations in the Seattle region, signaling a possible plan to speed up deliveries to… Read More
Mystery solved! Amazon delivers giant boxes of toys to charities around the U.S. The mysterious giant Amazon boxes that have been popping up around the U.S. are mysteries no more: the Seattle-based retail… Read More
