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Twenty flashcards on robots already working in real plants, with figures from Amazon, Figure, Agility Robotics and Boston Dynamics.
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- What robot milestone has Amazon reached?
- Its 1 millionth robot, delivered to a fulfillment center in Japan, in a network of more than 300 facilities.
- What is Amazon's DeepFleet?
- A generative AI foundation model that coordinates robot traffic, improving fleet travel time by 10%.
- How did Amazon Robotics begin?
- Amazon bought Massachusetts-based Kiva Systems in 2012.
- How much can Amazon's Hercules robot lift?
- Up to 1,250 pounds of inventory.
- What makes Amazon's Proteus robot special?
- It is Amazon's first fully autonomous mobile robot, moving heavy carts safely around employees in open areas.
- How many Amazon employees have been upskilled since 2019?
- More than 700,000, many in training to work with advanced technologies.
- What extra jobs did robotics create at Amazon's Shreveport site?
- It needs 30% more employees in reliability, maintenance and engineering roles.
- How much faster does Amazon's Sequoia system store inventory?
- Up to 75% faster at fulfillment centers.
- What is the "power zone" Amazon designs workstations around?
- The height between mid-thigh and mid-chest, so workers avoid reaching overhead or squatting.
- How does Titan compare with Hercules?
- Titan lifts twice as much, for bulky items like small appliances or pallets of food.
- What can Amazon's Cardinal robotic arm handle?
- Packages up to 50 pounds, picked from a pile, label read and placed in the right cart.
- What was Robin?
- The first robotic arm ever deployed by Amazon Robotics, sorting packages before the outbound dock.
- What is new about Amazon's Vulcan robot?
- It is Amazon's first robot with a sense of touch, using force feedback sensors.
- How much of Amazon's inventory can Vulcan pick and stow?
- About 75% of item types, at speeds comparable to front-line employees.
- Where does Vulcan work, and why does it help?
- In Spokane and Hamburg, reaching pod rows about 8 feet up so workers skip the step ladder.
- What did Figure 02 do at BMW Plant Spartanburg?
- It ran 10-hour shifts Monday to Friday and helped build more than 30,000 X3 vehicles.
- How precise was Figure 02's sheet-metal loading job?
- Parts placed within a 5-millimeter tolerance in 2 seconds, in an 84-second cycle with 37 seconds of loading.
- What were Figure 02's totals at BMW?
- More than 1,250 operational hours and an estimated 1.2 million-plus steps, or 200-plus miles.
- What is Agility Robotics' Digit known for?
- It is the first humanoid commercially deployed, with jobs at Toyota, Amazon, Mercado Libre and GXO.
- What does Boston Dynamics' Stretch do?
- It unloads trucks and moves hundreds of cases an hour, handling boxes up to 50 pounds.
Official sources
Agility Robotics
Humanoid Solutions (Digit)
Boston Dynamics
Stretch: Mobile Warehouse Robots
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