Fauna's first product, called Sprout, is a $50,000 bipedal robot that's 3 feet, 6 inches tall and designed to be "approachable and human-friendly." ...

Amazon now has over 1 million robots operating in fulfillment centers, helping with stowing, picking, sorting, and ...

The mammoth online retailer is no stranger to automation, laying off workers as it pursues artificial intelligence “in virtually every corner of the company,” as CEO Andy Jassy put it. Amazon told The ...

FILE - While being operated remotely, Fauna Robotics' new robot named Sprout shows off its dexterity in New York, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has acquired Fauna ...

Amazon's warehouse network is racing toward a future in which fleets of machines handle much of the lifting, sorting, and shuttling that once fell to human workers, and internal projections suggest ...

The deal, Amazon’s second robotics acquisition this month, brings a 50-pound, 3.5-foot bipedal robot called Sprout into the company’s portfolio, less than two months after Fauna launched it to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed to be a friendly addition to social spaces like homes and ...

FILE - While being operated remotely, Fauna Robotics' new robot named Sprout shows off its dexterity in New York, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) FILE - While being operated remotely, Fauna ...