This Could Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution

The ecommerce giant has acquired a team to give robots greater intelligence and dexterity—potentially automating much more of its warehouse operations.

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‘The price is an insult. Not getting over it, ever’: The iPhone 16 starts at $799 — and it’s not exciting enough for an upgrade

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Inside Google’s 7-Year Mission to Give AI a Robot Body

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