After 13 years of robots deployed in warehouses, Amazon has reached a new milestone.
Tech Behemoth currently has 1 million robots in its warehouse, the company announced Monday. The 1 million robots have recently been delivered to an Amazon fulfillment facility in Japan.
The figures will keep Amazon on track and reach another landmark, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ also reported that 75% of Amazon’s global delivery is somehow supported by robots.
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The company has also announced that it will release a new generation AI model called DeepFleet for warehouse robots. According to Amazon, this AI model, which allows you to more efficiently adjust the route of robots in your company’s warehouse, will help increase the speed of your robot fleet by 10%.
The company created DeepFleet using Amazon Sagemaker (AWS Cloud Studio that helps build and deploy AI models). Amazon trained its models with its own warehouse and inventory data.
Amazon’s one in a million robots represent more than just a number. In recent years, the company has improved its robotics fleet and added new features and models.
In May, the company unveiled its latest robot, the Vulcan. This model has two arms, one designed to rearrange stock, and the other designed with a camera and suction cup to grab items. Most notably, these Vulcan robots have a sense of “touch”, which, according to Amazon, allows you to feel the item it is holding.
In October 2024, the company announced its “Next Generation Fulfillment Center.” This includes human workers as well as as many robots as the current facilities. The first of these new robot-powered centers quickly opened in Shreveport, Louisiana, near the Texas border.
Amazon originally began building robotics functions in 2012 with the acquisition of Kiva Systems.
