Ken Goldberg Quoted in Forbes on Amazon Push to Automation
In Forbes article, "Amazon's Push to Augment Workforce with Automation is Pig in Industrial Robotics Python," BCNM faculty Ken Goldberg offered his insights on the reality of mechanical grippers for industrial robots. Amazon is currently developing a fleet of robots that can pick up and place materials, as part of integrating them into its warehouse supply chain.
From the article:
"Warehouse robots rely on lightweight pincers or suction cups," said Ken Goldberg, William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering, the University of California, Berkeley. "These work relatively well for boxes and new software using advances in AI is now emerging that allows them to reliably grasp more complex objects like toys, clothes, and tools."
Read the entire Forbes article here.