It's about the size and shape of a photocopier. Emitting a gentle whirring noise, it travels across the warehouse floor while two arms raise or lower themselves on scissor lifts, ready for the next task. Each arm has a camera on its knuckle. The left one eases a cardboard box forward on the shelf, the right reaches in and extracts a bottle.
Like many new robots, it's from Japan. Hitachi showcased it in 2015 and hopes to be selling it by 2020.
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