Google's self-driving cars emerged from the DARPA Grand Challenge. Amazon's picking robots were inspired by a similar ...

Here is everything you need to know. The journey of Amazon's robotics division began in 2012 with the acquisition of Kiva Systems for $775 million. The early robots, designed by Kiva, primarily ...

It wasn't until 2014 that Amazon really started to use the machines made by Kiva, the robotics company it bought for $775 million in 2012. Kiva makes robots that automate the picking and packing ...