"He added, "We're not looking for humanoid robots - we're looking for super humanoid robots, because maybe they need to have a couple of elbows. More degrees of freedom." The executive said that FedEx is still in the pilot stage for these robots, and was "not ready for prime time yet." Beyond humanoid robots, he said, FedEx was drilling down on AI, training on data from its 17 million deliveries daily around the world to predict delivery times for its customers accurately."
"Other e-commerce and logistics giants, such as Amazon and GXO, have begun testing humanoid robots in their warehouses. In August, GXO's chief automation officer told Business Insider that the company was "going really broad and aggressive on the category." And Amazon has a fleet of more than 750,000 robots working in its fulfillment process, which help with picking, packing, and transpo"
Raj Subramaniam, CEO of FedEx, said regular humanoid robots are insufficient for warehouse tasks like truck loading and unloading because packages vary widely in size, shape, and weight. He said FedEx seeks 'super humanoid robots' with additional joints and degrees of freedom to handle complex manipulation. FedEx remains in pilot testing for such robots and says the technology is not ready for prime time. The company is simultaneously using AI trained on data from its 17 million daily deliveries to improve delivery-time predictions. Competitors such as Amazon and GXO are actively testing humanoid robotics in warehouses.
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