The seemingly simple task of moving boxes around is an integral part of making just about anything happen in the marketplace. Which is why so many tech companies are so interested in building robots ...

The automation of Amazon.com AMZN0.29%increase; green up pointing triangle facilities is approaching a new milestone: There will soon be as many robots as humans. The e-commerce giant, which has spent ...

In a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet a pair of robots that look like goofy green footstools from the future. Their round eyes and satisfied grins are rendered with light emitting ...

Robots are an indispensable part of the modern assembly line, whether it’s to mount a steering wheel or pick up packages for shipping at a distribution center. But what if you wanted to shift gears to ...

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