Amazon has developed what it calls a ‘Robotic Tech Vest,’ or RTV, which allows warehouse robots to detect humans better. The RTV was made to ensure human-robot interactions are smoother and safer than ...

Amazon hired fewer seasonal workers in 2018 than it did over the two preceding years, suggesting the company is succeeding in its efforts to automate its operations. But its warehouse-based robots ...

Amazon has developed a new hi-tech safety vest for its employees in a bid to reduce robot-related injuries at its warehouses. The Robotic Tech Vest (RTV) has been specially designed to make the online ...

Following stories like the December 2018 incident in which an Amazon robot sprayed two dozen workers with bear spray, the e-commerce giant is taking steps to protect warehouse employees from their AI ...