"In one post, Amazon highlighted Blue Jay, a robot it calls "an extra set of hands that helps employees with tasks that involve reaching and lifting," and its agentic AI system Project Eluna, which "acts like an extra teammate, helping reduce that cognitive load" while optimizing sorting to reduce bottlenecks. Blue Jay can move 75 percent of the types of items Amazon stores, and is eventually supposed to be a "core technology" powering Same-Day delivery sites."
"The company says it developed Blue Jay in just over a year based on AI, digital twins, and data from robots already in use, creating a system that "coordinates multiple robotic arms to perform many tasks at once, collapsing what used to be three separate robotic stations into one streamlined workspace that can pick, stow, and consolidate in a single place.""
"Amazon Robotics chief technologist Tye Brady says in the company's post that, "The real headline isn't about robots.. It's about people-and the future of work we're building together." The blog post also reiterates a spokesperson's response to the Times report, saying that "no company has created more jobs in the U.S. over the past decade than Amazon," and touting plans to fill 250,000 positions for the holiday season."
Amazon showcased robotics and delivery technology including 10 robots, AI-connected augmented-reality glasses, and VR driver training, while promoting systems meant to improve sorting and reduce bottlenecks. Blue Jay is presented as a lifting-and-reaching assistant that can move 75 percent of stored item types and is planned as a core technology for Same-Day delivery. Blue Jay was developed in just over a year using AI, digital twins, and data from deployed robots, and the system coordinates multiple robotic arms to collapse three stations into one workspace that can pick, stow, and consolidate. Amazon also highlighted Project Eluna and reiterated hiring plans to fill 250,000 seasonal positions.
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