Amazon operates over 1 million robots in its warehouses. It employs over 1.5 million human workers. Robots handle the toughest and most injury-prone tasks. Collaborative robots now work physically close to humans. Amazon acquired Kiva Systems in 2012 to start its robotics push. Kiva became Amazon Robotics and now builds robots in-house. New factories in Texas and Indiana will expand robot production. Proteus is a new mobile robot that operates safely near humans. DeepFleet AI models predict and prevent robot traffic jams. Amazon plans to more than double its robotic arms this year. Robin was the first in-house arm to sort individual packages. Robin uses machine learning to improve pick success rates. Cardinal packs boxes into carts like a game of Tetris.
What changed
Human workers manually picked and packed all items in warehouses.
What it unlocks
Automating dull, dirty, and dangerous warehouse tasks at scale.
- 1M+ robots in warehouses
- 1.5M+ human workers
- 75% faster item storage with Sequoia
- 93.73% pick success rate for Robin
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