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Amazon's Vulcan Robots Now Stow Items Faster Than Humans

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209 points Luc | 6 comments | 09 May 25 11:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.879s | source | bottom
1. voidUpdate ◴[09 May 25 11:56 UTC] No.43935811[source]▶
What does "a genuine sense of touch" actually mean? Surely there have been robots in the past that can detect how much force they are apply to an object? Was that a "fake sense of touch"?
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2. bearjaws ◴[09 May 25 11:59 UTC] No.43935821[source]▶
"a genuine sense of touch" Means the stock is down $30 YTD and they gotta pump by pretending they've created something.
3. Symmetry ◴[09 May 25 12:00 UTC] No.43935828[source]▶
I'd assume measuring the force exerted at the contact point rather than the motor current.
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4. markisus ◴[09 May 25 13:28 UTC] No.43936493[source]▶
I think this has also existed in the form of force sensors and more recently image-like pressure sensors.
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5. blitzar ◴[09 May 25 13:39 UTC] No.43936618[source]▶
> What does "a genuine sense of touch" actually mean?

The technology has applications in the robot sex work industry.

6. Symmetry ◴[09 May 25 13:43 UTC] No.43936657{3}[source]▶
Right. A company I used to work for was selling force sensors over a decade ago and I'm sure they're older than that.

https://blog.robotiq.com/bid/65024/TakkTile-Sensors-for-Indu...