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"Compared to the old robot, we can now generate control torque three times larger than before, which is why we can do very sophisticated and very accurate path-finding flights," he said.

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More than a decade later, Amazon now has more than 16,000 people working on robotics as its technology has become more sophisticated, including Proteus, a mobile robot that can move autonomously.

Learning more about how they moved can in turn shed light on aspects ... AI advances are rapidly speeding up the process of training robots, and helping them do new tasks almost instantly.

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The travel and tourism industry segment was valued at $57.4 million, accounting for 19.4% of the global hospitality robots market share.