Jeff Wilke, Head of Global Consumer at Amazon, unveiled his latest delivery drone on the re:MARS conference in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019.
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Amazon has no plans to host a re:MARS conference on cutting-edge technology similar to robotics and space this yr, the corporate confirmed on Friday. It will incorporate these topics into the present Amazon Web Services event agenda.
The tech giant launched re:MARS in 2019, which stands for “Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space,” as a way for startups, scientists, researchers, and executives to debate the newest developments in these technologies. It evolved from a non-public, invite-only version of the event called Mars, which attracted the tech elite and was led by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
Amazon said the choice to cancel re:MARS was not made for budgetary reasons.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is keeping an in depth eye on costs across the corporate because it faces slowing sales growth and a bleak economic outlook. The company has suffered the largest layoffs in its history, with Jassy cutting quite a lot of initiatives, including the Amazon Care telehealth program, live shows “treasure truck”, Glow video conferencing device for kids and Explore the virtual tour service.
Amazon has used re:MARS to spotlight a few of its futuristic innovations, similar to delivery drones, warehouse robots, and the primary home robot. Bezos also held talks about space colonization and tested a pair of giant remote-controlled robotic hands. At last yr’s Amazon conference demonstrated a feature where his digital assistant Alexa impersonated a deceased relative.
A spokesperson for Amazon Web Services told CNBC in an announcement: “AWS hosts lots of of 1000’s of shoppers and partners at lots of of events world wide every yr. These events are a useful opportunity to attach with our customers. Their time is useful and now we have a serious responsibility to make sure that each event is useful for every attendee, whether by developing recent skills, identifying recent solutions that may transform the organization or constructing recent contacts that may advance your profession. As all the time, we consulted with customers and the community, and by 2023, he has decided to incorporate re:MARS topics — machine learning, automation, robotics, and space — into the well-funded agenda of existing AWS events.”
