Jeff Bezos reaches for tip of UAS iceberg

On Sunday, Charlie Rose from CBS News 60 Minutes, interviewed Jeff Bezos about what is next for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer with more than 225 million customers. Volume can reach 30...

05 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Amazon Prime Air: 5 Predictions About the Retailer’s Delivery Drones | TIME

Assuming Amazon Prime Air eventually launches … there are a handful of predictions about the system itself and delivery-by-drone systems in general… Read more by Doug Aamoth on TIME.com...

02 December 2013, by Hallie Siegel

Amazon announces plans for drone delivery service, says safety will be key priority

Amazon announced yesterday that it is developing a drone delivery service called Prime Air that will aim to get packages into customer's hands within 30 minutes. They are planning to launch as soon a...

02 December 2013, by Hallie Siegel

Robotics year in review: Top 10 stories of 2012

The past year was a watershed moment for robotics. From defense to exploration, startups to legislation, we saw products, laws, and investments that have shifted robotics out of the lab and into our l...

26 December 2012, by David Pietrocola

Distribution centers: An emerging robotics frontier

Distribution centers (DCs) are massive warehouses that receive, inspect and store goods for later picking, packing and shipping to end-users, re-distributors or retail outlets. Products can be everyth...

03 October 2012, by Frank Tobe

Why robot startups now? Part 2

2. Broader Financial Climate A positive indicator for robotics startups is the improving financial climate. There are signs that the US housing market is stabilizing. Fannie Mae, the government bac...

11 May 2012, by Andra Keay

Another big robot acquisition: Amazon buys Kiva Systems

... Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will acquire privately-held Kiva Systems for approximately $775 million! ... Kiva’s novel warehousing system uses robots to bring the shelves to the picker and packer in...

19 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

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