{"id":213505,"date":"2025-05-07T13:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/meet-the-new-amazon-robot-that-can-feel-what-it-touches"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:31:28","slug":"meet-the-new-amazon-robot-that-can-feel-what-it-touches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/meet-the-new-amazon-robot-that-can-feel-what-it-touches","title":{"rendered":"Meet The New Amazon Robot That Can Feel What It Touches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2X4CU3jmw-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amazon has a new warehouse robot that, for the first time, can \u201cfeel\u201d the items it\u2019s handling. CNBC got an exclusive first look at Vulcan in action at a warehouse in Spokane, Washington, where it stows items in tall yellow bins. Until now, only humans could handle the stowing job, but Amazon says Vulcan will create new jobs instead of eliminating them. Amazon wouldn\u2019t disclose how much it cost to develop Vulcan, but it says it took three years and a team that\u2019s grown to 250 people.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/> 0:00 Introduction.<br \/> 1:24 Sense of touch.<br \/> 5:30 Replacing workers?<br \/> 8:22 Speed, safety and scale.<\/p>\n<p>Produced and shot by: Katie Tarasov.<br \/> Edited by: Evan Lee Miller.<br \/> Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt.<br \/> Animation: Mallory Brangan.<br \/> Additional Footage: Amazon, Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Subscribe to CNBC: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBC\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBC<\/a><br \/> \u00bb Subscribe to CNBC TV: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBCtelevision\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/SubscribeCNBCtelevision<\/a>.<br \/> \u00bb Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/WatchCNBCPlus\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/WatchCNBCPlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About CNBC: From \u2018Wall Street\u2019 to \u2018Main Street\u2019 to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want a new career that\u2019s higher-paying, more flexible or fulfilling? Take CNBC\u2019s new online course \u2014 How to Change Careers and Be Happier at Work. Pre-register today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 30% off $67 (+taxes and fees) through May 13, 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnb.cx\/4igNyqZ\">https:\/\/cnb.cx\/4igNyqZ<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/meet-the-new-amazon-robot-that-can-feel-what-it-touches\">Continue reading \u201cMeet The New Amazon Robot That Can Feel What It Touches\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon has a new warehouse robot that, for the first time, can \u201cfeel\u201d the items it\u2019s handling. CNBC got an exclusive first look at Vulcan in action at a warehouse in Spokane, Washington, where it stows items in tall yellow bins. Until now, only humans could handle the stowing job, but Amazon says Vulcan will [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1878,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213505\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}