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The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is About to Get Even Messier
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the global supply chain and US coastal infrastructure collided in the worst possible…
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FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Vans Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris
“In the last year or two, people have taken advances in AI and machine learning and said ‘we can make…
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How Amazon’s In-House First Aid Clinics Push Injured Employees to Keep Working
Interviews with OMRs who worked at other facilities suggest that the practice of sending injured employees back to work isn’t…
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Someone Has to Deliver Your Packages in This Scorching Heat
FedEx spokesperson Adam Snyder says the company reminds contractors to closely monitor working conditions. “We encourage our team members and…
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Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
In a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet a pair of robots that look like goofy green footstools from…
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California Truckers Brace for a Rule Mandating Electric Vehicles at Ports
Just 87 zero-emission drayage trucks existed in California in the first half of 2022, according to data collected by the state,…
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The Elusive Dream of Fully Autonomous Construction Vehicles
When will those trials lead to autonomous construction machinery doing real work on construction sites? “We’ll get there,” Weiss says,…
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For Smarter Robots, Just Add Humans
Teleoperating a physical robot could become an important job in future, according to Sanctuary AI, based in Vancouver, Canada. The company also…
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A Damning US Report Lays Bare Amazon’s Worker Injury Crisis
Amazon was hit with an unusually forceful safety citation by federal investigators in the US today. The findings appear to back…
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Tired, Filthy, and Overworked: Inside Amazon’s Holiday Rush
Tyler Hamilton has optimized his every waking minute. Between Black Friday and Christmas, five nights a week, he pulls himself…
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