Amazon started employing robots at its facilities in 2012, after acquiring Kiva Systems for $775 million. At the time, Kiva Systems was one of the few recognised firms manufacturing warehouse ...

(Amazon Robotics grew out of Amazon’s acquisition of North Reading-based Kiva Systems ... safer for warehouse associates,” ...

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Employees at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse near Seattle recently ... the same physical ...

When Amazon acquired Kiva, Phil Hardin ... Olsavsky added that the number of robots used varies from warehouse to warehouse, saying that some are "fully outfitted" in robots, while others don ...

This is absolutely Amazon tooting their own horn, but if you have been curious about what exactly such robots do, and how exactly they help a busy warehouse work better, it’s a good summary with ...

Amazon uses Kiva robots in only 13 of its fulfillment centers currently. The cost savings are mostly derived by simply improving warehouse efficiency. The note says cycle times have been cut from ...

Twenty-four workers in an Amazon warehouse in the US were hospitalised on Wednesday morning after a robot punctured a can of bear spray. The incident occurred at around 8.50am local time after the ...

a startup that helped robots automate manufacturing. During Bezos’ tenure as CEO of Amazon, the company purchased several robotics companies, including Kiva Systems in 2012 and Canvas Technology ...

A former worker at Amazon's Swansea warehouse has claimed staff are treated "like robots" and routinely sacked for not meeting "unrealistic targets". It comes as a union demanded talks with the ...