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Amazon Prepares To Test Humanoid Robots For Deliveries
Reuters ^ | 06/04/25

Posted on 06/05/2025 8:00:00 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Amazon, opens new tab is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.

Amazon is completing construction of a "humanoid park," an indoor obstacle course at one of the company's San Francisco, California offices, where it will soon test such robots, the report added. The company is developing the artificial intelligence software that would power such robots, the report said, adding that Amazon plans to use hardware from other firms in its tests, for now. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for a comment outside its regular business hours. In a series of announcements on Wednesday, Amazon demonstrated how stockroom robots, delivery people and its sprawling warehouses will all benefit from a hefty dose of AI, speeding packages to customer doorsteps.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: amazon; deliveries; humanoid; robots
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The world is going to change dramatically over the next 5 years with Humanoids, robots, Artificial Intelligence and blockchain technology.
1 posted on 06/05/2025 8:00:00 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

I am not sure thats a good thing


2 posted on 06/05/2025 8:03:54 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Enlightened1

Yup—most folks are deep in denial.

The ontological shock is going to be something to behold.


3 posted on 06/05/2025 8:03:55 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Enlightened1

4 posted on 06/05/2025 8:04:07 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Enlightened1

Where is all the power going to come from to run all these gadgets?


5 posted on 06/05/2025 8:04:23 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I’ll take a wait and see...)
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To: Magnum44

The AI situation is similar to nuclear power.

It can be used to provide electricity to power a city or it can be used to destroy that same city.

Interestingly in the 1930s there were a few “crazy” scientists who were warning about how dangerous it could become.

They were called “kooks” and “cranks” and ignored—until World War II started and governments decided to “go for it” anyway...


6 posted on 06/05/2025 8:06:24 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

“Where is all the power going to come from to run all these gadgets?”

AI is going to have to figure out the answer to your question—and it will.


7 posted on 06/05/2025 8:07:39 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Enlightened1

But no matter what happens, God is ultimately in control.


8 posted on 06/05/2025 8:07:55 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Magnum44

Only time will tell.


9 posted on 06/05/2025 8:11:02 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: cgbg

Here is what I imagine. I imagine people will be less constrained when confronted with a humanoid robot than they would be with a real human.

Just like social media has made people speak freely to their phone things that they might think twice about before saying face to face. Social media removed the ‘always be polite’ filter. And that has had many negative consequences for many people.

I could easily see myself looking at an annoying robot on my front porch and thinking if he tries to sell me his AMWAY soap one more time, I’m going to just cap him with a sledge hammer.


10 posted on 06/05/2025 8:13:26 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Enlightened1

Self-driving van boots out a couple humanoid robots who deliver packages around a neighborhood. Sorry Brown.


11 posted on 06/05/2025 8:14:12 AM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: Enlightened1

So will the humanoid robots deliver my package to the wrong porch?


12 posted on 06/05/2025 8:14:38 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Enlightened1

My delivery bot will be named Tyreshia. It will be wearing a blonde wig and come with a serious attitude problem.


13 posted on 06/05/2025 8:16:32 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Magnum44

If the robots seek out porch pirates and terminate them, I’m all for it!


14 posted on 06/05/2025 8:16:44 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Dogs are with us briefly. Politicians last on forever. Listen to your dog. )
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To: blackdog

LoL, ok, that would be awesome and fun to watch on the door cam!


15 posted on 06/05/2025 8:17:55 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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"delivery bot will be named Tyreshia. It will be wearing a blonde wig and come with a serious attitude problem."

You spoke my exact thoughts, there.

16 posted on 06/05/2025 8:17:56 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Dogs are with us briefly. Politicians last on forever. Listen to your dog. )
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To: Magnum44

We already deal with those silly “cleaning robots” on grocery store floors.

It was an interesting novelty at first—now people just ignore them and walk around them.

Humans are amazingly adaptable and most will not have emotional reactions to robots at all—the robots will just be part of the background noise/scenery of life.


17 posted on 06/05/2025 8:18:09 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Enlightened1

A funny bug would be that the WiFi signal from a Ring camera interferes with the bot communications and it goes into a loop constantly ringing the doorbell.

You could also have a “receiving bot” to accept packages and guard them from porch pirates. We already have remote controlled machine guns.


18 posted on 06/05/2025 8:20:18 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: Antihero101607

Yes. It will have *Real People Personality*(TM).


19 posted on 06/05/2025 8:24:31 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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Marvin would hate it, just like everything else in the universe.


20 posted on 06/05/2025 8:27:35 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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