Amazon warehouse workers may soon have new recruits among their ranks: “Bert” and “Ernie”.
Named after the pair of muppets in US educational TV series Sesame Street, Ernie is a system with a robotic arm that delivers containers to staff, reducing strenuous reaching and bending, while Bert is an autonomous mobile robot that can be summoned to carry items.
They underline how the US retail and logistics colossus has taken a head-and-shoulders lead in warehouse automation — a market that is set to almost double by 2025 to $68bn, according to consultancy Interact Analysis.
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