A new 'pinch-grasping' robot system unveiled by Amazon shows the machine deftly grabbing and stowing a wide range of items - moving at a rate of 1,000 items per hour, which is far faster than a human worker could.Although humans don't spend much time figuring out how to grasp a bottle from the back of the fridge that might fall and break open, teaching a robot to deal with cluttered spaces, locate a wide range of items and deftly move them is a challenge for the retail giant's robotics division.In a video posted to Amazon's science blog, the robot prototype can be seen using its finger-like pinchers to move and stow 19 items - including small bags, a broom, a spice container and a small box - in 60 seconds.
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