The startu­p has built autono­mous carts that can move goods around wareho­usesAmazon.com on Wednesday said it had acquired Canvas Technology, a robotics startup in Boulder, Colorado, that has built autonomous carts that can move goods around warehouses. Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against womenAn Amazon spokeswoman did not comment on the deal’s price tag but said the companies “share a common vision for a future where people work alongside robotics to further improve safety and the workplace experience. Amazon has also shown growing interest in self-driving technology more broadly, recently participating in a $530 million funding round in driverless car startup Aurora Innovation. Amazon launches in TurkeyThe deal was earlier reported by TechCrunch. Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune April 10, 2019 23:03 UTC