Amazon.com Inc. is hiring the founders of robot-software maker Covariant, in a move known as an “acquihire” that is aimed at helping the e-commerce leader boost its warehouse automation.
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Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a quarter” of the startup’s employees.