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Noted: Long, lanky humanoid robots get to work at Amazon facility [New Atlas]

[New Atlas] Video: Long, lanky humanoid robots get to work at Amazon facility
Tall, capable, and vaguely insectoid looking, a series of Digit robots are now moving around empty bins at an Amazon research and development facility. The trial run is the first step towards using the bots to automate repetitive warehouse processes.
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Noted: One person can supervise ‘swarm’ of 100 unmanned autonomous vehicles, research shows [TechXplore]

[TechXplore] One person can supervise ‘swarm’ of 100 unmanned autonomous vehicles, research shows
Research involving Oregon State University has shown that a “swarm” of more than 100 autonomous ground and aerial robots can be supervised by one person without subjecting the individual to an undue workload.
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[New Atlas] Figure’s humanoid robots are about to enter the workforce at BMW

[New Atlas] Figure’s humanoid robots are about to enter the workforce at BMW
Figure has signed its first commercial deal, and is sending its general-purpose humanoid robots off to start real-world work at BMW’s manufacturing plant in South Carolina. Founder and CEO Brett Adcock talks us through this rubber-meets-road moment.
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