{"id":23814,"date":"2025-05-09T11:26:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/amazon-unveils-vulcan-a-robot-with-a-sense-of-touch\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:26:58","slug":"amazon-unveils-vulcan-a-robot-with-a-sense-of-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/amazon-unveils-vulcan-a-robot-with-a-sense-of-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Unveils Vulcan: A Robot with a Sense of Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the Delivering the Future event in Germany, Amazon introduced Vulcan, a robot endowed with a sense of touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meet Vulcan, our first robot with a sense of touch. ? ?\ufe0f<br \/>This innovative system combines physical AI with novel hardware solutions\u2014like computer vision, tactile sensing, and machine learning\u2014to reimagine how we complete orders for our customers.<\/p>\n<p>With the ability to pick and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OIvGGi0ghJ\">pic.twitter.com\/OIvGGi0ghJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amazon (@amazon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazon\/status\/1920122967662698684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The company noted that despite their achievements\u2014winning at chess, driving on city streets, pulling dog hair from carpets\u2014robots lack feelings. When they collide with something, they stop immediately, as they are unaware of the impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cVulcan represents a fundamental leap forward in robotics. It doesn\u2019t just see the world; it feels it, enabling capabilities previously unimaginable for Amazon robots,\u201d said Aaron Parness, the company\u2019s Director of Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vulcan assists in collecting and stacking cargo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBuilt on advancements in robotics, engineering, and physical artificial intelligence, Vulcan makes our employees\u2019 work easier and safer, enhancing order fulfillment efficiency,\u201d the company claims.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vulcan is not Amazon\u2019s first robot capable of lifting items. Systems like Sparrow, Cardinal, and Robin use computer vision and suction cups to move individual products or packages. Proteus, Titan, and Hercules lift and transport carts with goods across fulfillment centers. However, with its sense of touch, Vulcan opens new possibilities for improving enterprise operations, according to the corporation.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon stores goods in fabric-lined capsules. Placing and removing them from tight spaces is challenging for robots lacking human-like dexterity. Vulcan is the first to possess such skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tye Brady, Chief Technologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Amazon<\/a> Robotics, gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FortuneAILondon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FortuneAILondon<\/a> audience a look at Vulcan, the company&#8217;s new warehouse robot with a sense of touch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7YwNZHaxUq\">pic.twitter.com\/7YwNZHaxUq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FortuneMagazine\/status\/1920087180686352741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The robot uses an \u201cend-of-arm tool\u201d resembling a ruler attached to a hair straightener, along with feedback sensors that inform it how much pressure it applies to an object or how firmly it grips it. This allows for pressure control without damaging the goods.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon asserts that Vulcan is trained based on physical data, including force and touch feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2025, Boston Dynamics&#8217; humanoid robot Atlas <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/boston-dynamics-humanoid-robot-to-begin-work-at-hyundai-plant\">will begin operations<\/a> at a Hyundai plant in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/trumps-trade-war-impacts-optimus-production\">announced a disruption in the production<\/a> of Tesla&#8217;s Optimus robots due to export restrictions on rare earth metals imposed by Beijing amid escalating trade tensions with Washington.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, a half-marathon in China <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/robots-join-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon\">featured 21 humanoid robots<\/a>, and the startup Rice Robotics <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/floki-robot-offers-token-rewards-in-robots-to-earn-initiative\">introduced<\/a> the companion Floki minibot M1, allowing its owners to earn RICE tokens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Delivering the Future event in Germany, Amazon introduced Vulcan, a robot endowed with a sense of touch.\u00a0 Meet Vulcan, our first robot with a sense of touch. ? ?\ufe0fThis innovative system combines physical AI with novel hardware solutions\u2014like computer vision, tactile sensing, and machine learning\u2014to reimagine how we complete orders for our customers. 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