Amazon's new Vulcan fulfillment center robot doesn't look humanoid but it has some very human characteristics, like the ability to "feel" the items it's handling. Amazon introduced Vulcan at its Delivering the Future event in Germany on May 7.

The robot uses force sensors and adaptive paddles to gently push items aside and slide new ones into tight spaces without damage.

Vulcan isn’t the first robot Amazon produced that can grab and sort parcels and items. It also has other bird-named systems, Sparrow, Cardinal and Robin, which use vision AI and suction cups. Roving robots of Greek-named origins, Proteus, Titan and Hercules, move products around warehouses and fulfillment centers.