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Research2026-08-10

Retail Dive published a photo tour of Amazon's BFI4 fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, following a July 23 visit. Opened in 2016, BFI4 is described as the first site in Amazon's network able to handle more than 1 million items per day, combining roughly 3,500 associates with robotics and semi-automated equipment. Hercules mobile robots move four floors of inventory "pods" to Amazon Robotics Semi-Automated Workstations (ARSAWs) and manually operated Universal Stations, where projector lights guide associates to the correct item. Packing uses CW1000 machines that measure each item with sensors and apply only the needed wrapping material, alongside manual stations with box-size guidance and automated tape dispensers before goods reach the ship dock.

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