Amazon builds vest for workers to protect them from robots

Amazon has developed a piece of wearable technology for its workers that will protect them from robot-related accidents. The Robotic Tech Vest is designed for Amazon employees working in warehouse fulfilment centres alongside autonomous robots. Featuring built-in sensors, the electronic belt provides warning alerts to nearby robots to inform them of a worker's presence. Its deployment across more than 25 Amazon sites follows incidents in which workers were injured as a result of a robot's actions. In December, 24 Amazon workers at a warehouse in New Jersey were hospitalised after a robot reportedly punctured a can of bear repellent.