Cute … for now: Meet Proteus, a little bot zipping around Amazon’s Nashville facility. It can load packages up to 880 pounds into trucks. When its battery runs low, Proteus recharges in 8 minutes and then gets back to work. Amazon says they aren’t replacing humans (yet), but these little helpers already have fulfillment costs down 25%.
The future is here: Amazing robots that cook, clean and carry your stuff
Did you ever watch “The Jetsons” and wish the robotic maid Rosey was real? She was responsible for many household tasks, including cleaning, cooking and caring for the family — George, Jane, Judy, Elroy and their pet dog Astro. And boy, oh boy, Rosie was built.
Today, robots build cars, sort packages and organize warehouses. We have household robot helpers, including vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers. There are also toys … remember Furby? Creepy little guy.
Here are some robots that you may not know about. Until now:
To the rescue
Atlas can lift heavy weights, run, open doors, backflip, jump and even do Parkour. It’s designed to aid emergency services in search and rescue operations and function in environments where humans can’t survive. Think fires. Think warzones.
Holey Moley
Moley is a kitchen bot chef. It mimics the movements of human hands and can do delicate tasks like cracking an egg. Moley even cleans up after itself. I’ll let that sink in.
This bot’s got moxie
Moxi was big at the start of the pandemic, delivering medication, PPE, patient comforts and other supplies. It can open elevator doors, but it needs to ask a human to press a button for the floor it needs to go to. Awh.
Microscopic doctors
Antibacterial nanorobots are tiny self-propelled bots that deliver medication right to the infection. They do this by mimicking a bacteria and its target, then trapping it in nanowire mesh. Is that you, Spider-Man? Incredible stuff.
This one really sucks
Your Amazon orders could soon arrive faster than a quick run to the store - here's why
Do you have same-day deliveries in your area? The concept has been a holy grail for many a shipping service — and nowadays, companies like Amazon and Walmart have gotten closer than anyone to make it work for large swathes of the nation.
Cheap crap as far as the eye can see: Amazon is taking aim at cheap Chinese retailers Temu and Shein (paywall link). Its new site will sell unbranded fashion wear and household products directly from China with no reroutes through U.S. warehouses. Expect deliveries within nine to 11 days.