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Amazon's newest fulfillment robot has a sense of touch

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Amazon introduces Vulcan , its first robot with a sense of touch.

The robot uses force feedback sensors to monitor how much it's pushing or holding on to an object.

Vulcan also uses algorithms to determine what it can handle, identify different products and find space.

Amazon says the robot is already in use in Spokane , Washington and Hamburg , Germany .

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