Autonomous robot uses UVC light to disinfect warehouses
The system can neutralize about 90 percent of coronavirus particles on surfaces.
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Amazon hopes AI will help enforce social distancing at its warehouses
An AI-powered AR display lets workers know if they're too close to one another.
Amazon workers sue over alleged failure to follow COVID-19 guidelines (updated)
They cite shortcomings in contact tracing and hygiene.
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Amazon is using thermal cameras to screen warehouse workers for COVID-19
It might be faster and safer than temperature checks.
Amazon may temporarily close French warehouses to assess COVID-19 risks
The company is responding to a court order issued yesterday.
French court orders Amazon to continue only fulfilling essential orders
The company could face daily fines of up to one million euros.
Amazon extends return window amid coronavirus pandemic
In most cases, you now have until May 31st to return recent purchases.
Amazon reportedly in talks to test warehouse workers for COVID-19
It apparently wants to do more than offer basic safety measures.
Amazon responds to backlash with increased protection for workers
It will increase temperature scans and provide more surgical masks.
Amazon temporarily raises overtime pay for warehouse workers
It hopes a boost will help it handle demand during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Amazon confirms the first known COVID-19 case in a US warehouse
It has temporarily closed the facility in Queens, New York.
Amazon will hire 100,000 workers to keep up with the surge in demand
It will temporarily increase pay for employees in the US by $2 per hour.
Amazon staff will strike during Prime Day over working conditions
They're unhappy with quotas and a reluctance to hire permanent workers.
Amazon made social mini-games to make warehouse work less bland
The company has rolled out its gamification experiment to five warehouses thus far.
Amazon is building dedicated warehouses for hazardous goods
Its robots aren't handling bear repellent anymore.
Amazon might start using robots to box your orders
If deployed across Amazon's US fulfillment centers, the machines could displace more than 1,300 jobs.
Amazon's warehouse robots won't replace humans for at least a decade
Mainly because the technology isn't ready yet.
