https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/12/amazon-teams-with-first-for-robotics-education-grants/

Earlier this week, Amazon confirmed that it would be acquiring Canvas, a little known Colorado based startup that creates autonomous driving systems for warehouse fulfillment. It’s the latest in a long line of moves that finds the company looking seriously at automation for the future of retail plans.

Last year, the company announced the launch of Amazon Future Engineer, a program designed facilitate STEM education in classrooms. To help launch the program, Amazon is with STEM non-profit FIRST to create a series of robotics grants specifically targeted underrepresented populations.