Amazon deploys 750,000 humanoids

Humanoid – Performer of the month

• The second largest employer of the world is shifting gears gradually. Alongside their giant human workforce, Amazon.inc has now deployed 750,000 robots.
• ‘Digit’ was one of the most remarkable robots deployed by Amazon. Resembling like a human, it is 5-foot 9 inch tall with sparkling eyes and glides like a bird. The machine is configured to perform basic tasks on a repetitive mode plucking empty yellow bins off a shelf and ferrying them several feet to a conveyor.
• The company, which employs 1.5 million people, has seen a reduction of over 100,000 employees from its 2021 peak of 1.6 million. This shift coincides with a rapid expansion of its robotic fleet, which grew from 200,000 robots in 2019 to 520,000 in 2022.

Robotic landscape in India

• Humanoids have gained traction in India too. India's first 3D-printed humanoid robot, named Manav, translates to ‘human’ in Hindi. It is developed by A-SET Training and Research Institute,
• Mitra is a five-foot-tall humanoid robot created by Bengaluru-based startup Invento Robotics. It is crafted from fiberglass, Mitra excels in human-like conversations, navigation, facial recognition, and speech recognition.
  • Developed by Hyderabad-based startup H-Bots Robotics, Robocop assists law enforcement in maintaining law, order, and traffic management.
  • Introduced by Vistara, an Indian airline, RADA is an AI-based robot designed to automate simple tasks and enhance customer experiences. It has been deployed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
  • Deployed at HDFC banks, IRA is a shiny white humanoid robot developed by Kochi-based startup Asimov Robotics. It is designed to assist branch staff, IRA uses AI and ML technologies for tasks such as greeting customers, guiding them to specific counters, and facilitating transactions.
  • # Chinese Home Appliances Major, Hair invested INR 3500 crore in Indian market generating 3500 jobs despite diverse constraints.

  Editor’s Note

  • BYD has already invested more than USD200 million in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally scrutinizes all investment proposals from companies that are either based in countries that share a land border with India or have an investor from one of these nations. It is now considering exempting proposals where the so-called beneficial ownership is less than 10%, which means the investor may be from a neighbouring country but holds only a small stake in the firm proposing the investment. Though that does not apply to all. The blue-eyed boys of the Prime Minister like PayTM are an exception.

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