Amazon develops safety tech vest to prevent accidents with robots
Safety in Amazon warehouses has been scrutinized by the media in recent years, particularly for interactions between humans and robots. TechCrunch reports that the online retail giant has been introducing a new worker safety wearable to 25+ sites to prevent accidents involving robotic systems in their warehouses.
The outlet describes the Robotic Tech Vest, which was designed by the Amazon Robotics team, as “really more like a pair of suspenders attached to an electronic utility belt.” Amazon workers entering the vicinity of robots have the added protection of the vest’s built-in sensors, which signals the need to slow down to Amazon’s robotic systems.