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Amazon develops a robot that ‘feels’ touch, just like its human workers

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Amazon has announced a new robot that can pick and stow items in its warehouses.

The company says the robot, Vulcan , has a sense of touch and can be used alongside human workers.

The robot is already operational in Spokane , Washington , and Hamburg , Germany , where it's processed half a million orders so far.

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