Amazon Adds More Robots to Its Roster

Amazon is introducing Proteus to its warehouses, where it will work alongside people moving stacks of boxes.

June 23, 2022   It's June 23, 2022—National Hydration Day! Remember to drink water today. Sure, we could tell you all the ways water helps the body, but we assume you know that stuff already. All you needed was a reminder, right? Drink water! ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 308 articles, 10 podcasts, 9 press releases, 421 tweets, and 14 YouTube videos 1. The Robots Are Coming... to Amazon Warehouses Amazon has unveiled Proteus, a fully autonomous robot set to work in the company's warehouses. Unlike previous robots the company has used that were cordoned off to ensure safety, Proteus works alongside people, picking up and moving stacks of boxes. It's kinda cute, yeah? Or is that just us? 2. Twitter Introduces Longer-Form Writing With New Notes Feature Twitter is currently testing a Notes feature, which removes the 280-character limit, essentially creating a blog. What's the point? To allow writers to expand on their thoughts with fewer restrictions. No, it's nothing like Twitter threads or Twitlonger. Why would you say that? 3. Ikea's Virtual Design Tool Uses AI to Create Your Dream Home IKEA has a new tool to help people design their dream space: Kreativ's Scene Scanner. This virtual design tool lets you try furniture before buying it, using either a scan of your own home, or a virtual showroom. Neat! Though we bet some people will use this to design rooms just for fun and never buy a thing. 🦑 Go Deeper Another day, another browser exploit. This time, it's our own browser extensions, which Mayank Sharma explains can be used to make it easier to track us across the web. Great! Just what we all needed. 🎱 By the Numbers Twitter has something for everyone Data: Hootsuite, We Are Social, Business of Apps We check back in on the people who use Twitter to see that the youngest and oldest among us are also the smallest portions of Twitter's demographic. Honestly, that's probably for the best. As for the rest of us between 18 and 44, we make up the biggest chunks of the platform's user base. What an honor. 🔥 Today's Hot Deal Give your home the smart tech/security upgrade it deserves with this Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) + Ring Video Doorbell bundle. It's $179.98 at Best Buy right now, and is a decent way to bring your home into the modern world. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "You think Tesla's worried?" —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a huge report on the state of automated driving systems, and it's well worth a skim if you're interested in the future of cars on the road. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  A new world awaits Image: Meta We haven't talked about VR in a bit, so let's highlight one of the most well-known VR headsets around: the Meta Quest 2. It's a great way to jump into VR and there are no pesky cables to keep you tethered to the real world or trip you up. The best part? It's only $299. Not a bad price to explore a new reality. 🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Halo might be wearing a Halo soon... You know Halo, one of Xbox/Microsoft's most popular video game franchises? Yeah, it's kinda floundering. From the rough launch of Halo Infinite to a lackluster TV show, Waypoint's Renata Price breaks down the less than stellar status of the long-running series. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Apple News and Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]