Amazon’s head of worldwide consumer Jeff Wilke unveiled its latest delivery drone on the re:MARS conference in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019.
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Amazon doesn’t plan to host its re:MARS conference on cutting-edge technologies like robotics and space this yr, the corporate confirmed on Friday. It is going to incorporate the themes into its existing lineup of Amazon Web Services events.
The tech giant launched re:MARS, which stands for “Machine learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space,” in 2019 as a way for startups, academics, researchers and executives to debate the most recent developments in these technologies. It morphed out of a personal, invite-only version of the event, called Mars, that attracted tech elite and was hosted by Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos.
The choice to cancel re:MARS was not made for budgetary reasons, Amazon said.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been taking a tough take a look at costs across the corporate because it confronts slowing sales growth and a dismal economic outlook. The corporate has undergone the most important layoffs in its history and Jassy has cut plenty of initiatives, including the Amazon Care telehealth program, touring “treasure truck,” Glow kid’s videoconferencing device and Explore virtual tours service.
Amazon used re:MARS to highlight a few of its futuristic innovations, reminiscent of delivery drones, warehouse robots, and its first home robot. Bezos also held talks on space colonization, and tested out a pair of giant remote-controlled robotic hands. Finally yr’s conference, Amazon demonstrated a feature where its Alexa digital assistant impersonated a deceased relative.
An Amazon Web Services spokesperson told CNBC in a press release: “AWS hosts tons of of hundreds of consumers and partners every yr at tons of of events all over the world. These events provide a useful opportunity to attach with our customers. Their time is precious and we take seriously the responsibility to make each event helpful for each attendee, whether that is through developing recent skills, identifying recent solutions that may transform a corporation, or constructing recent connections that may advance a profession. We consulted with customers and the community as at all times, and for 2023, decided to include re:MARS topics — machine learning, automation, robotics, and space — right into a well-funded lineup of existing AWS events.”
