FedEx and Amazon expand automation with robotic arms for package handling, targeting efficiency and reducing physical labor in logistics.

One of those sites in Kent, Washington, is capable of handling 1 million parcels daily alone, leveraging employee know-how, robotics, technology-enhanced workstations, inventory “pods” and automated ...

FedEx has deployed trailer loading systems at a Maryland hub, while Amazon aims to double its robotic arms fleet this year ...

Robots were envisioned as evil creatures in the groundbreaking 1927 silent movie "Metropolis" directed by Fritz Lang. It featured the robot Maschinemmensch (German for "Machine Man) who was hellbent ...

Amazon has deployed its one-millionth robot. The e-commerce giant uses robots in its warehouses and facilities to move products around, handle packages on a conveyor belt and assist human workers.

One less chore means more time with your pets.

After less than six months on the job, Amazon has fired its latest warehouse robot. Launched in October 2025, Blue Jay was a multi-limbed robot intended to serve as "an extra set of hands" in the ...

A hot potato: Amazon has announced two milestones that not everyone will welcome: the company has just deployed its millionth robot in its warehouse operations, and it is introducing a new AI model ...

Amazon has deployed its one millionth robot to its network of global warehouses, bringing it close to the number of actual humans it employs in those same locations. The new robot was installed in one ...