Amazon's new robotic arm uses AI and suction cups to pick up and sort MILLIONS of diverse products

Amazon's new robotic arm is capable of handling and sorting millions of unique items - a major milestone for the ecommerce giant - and a sign that it could one day replace a large number of its human warehouse workers. The robotic arm, dubbed Sparrow, is powered by a combination of artificial intelligence, computer vision and suction cups. It is able to deftly pick up and move items that vary in shape, size and texture. Although the company has long featured a range of different automation in its gigantic fulfillment centers, Sparrow is the first Amazon robot able to discern so many items and, as such, could render many warehouse workers obsolete in the future. Amazon's new robotic arm is capable of handling and sorting millions of unique items - a major milestone for the ecommerce giant The robotic arm, dubbed Sparrow, is powered by a combination of artificial intelligence, computer vision and suction cups.