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Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new robotic system that's capable of performing multiple tasks at once in the company's warehouses.

The system, called Blue Jay, is made up of a series of robotic arms that are suspended from a conveyor belt-like track. Those arms are tipped with suction-cup devices that allow them to grab and sort items of varying shapes and sizes.

Blue Jay combines "what used to be three separate robotic stations into one streamlined workplace that can pick, sort, and consolidate in a single place," Amazon said in a blog .

The robotic system's goal is to assist employees with otherwise strenuous tasks "while creating greater efficiency in less physical space," the company said.

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