After 13 years of developing robots in its warehouses, Amazon has reached a new milestone.
Technological Behemoth now has 1 million robots in its warehouses, the company announced Monday. This one million robot was recently delivered to an Amazon fulfillment facility in Japan.
This number puts Amazon on the right track to reach another milestone: its huge warehouse network can soon have the same number of robots working with people, according to Report from Wall Street Journal magazine. The WSJ also said that 75% of Amazon’s global traditions are now helpful by a robot.
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The company also announced that it releases a new AI genetic model called Deepfleet for its warehouse robots. This AI model, which can coordinate robot routes to the company’s warehouses more effectively, will help increase the speed of its robotic fleet by 10%, according to Amazon.
The company used Amazon Sagemaker – the AWS Cloud Studio that helps to build and develop AI models – to create Deepfleet. Amazon trains the model in its own warehouse and inventory data.
Amazon’s one million robot represents more than a number. The company has improved its robot fleet in recent years, adding new features and models.
In May, the company introduced its latest robot, Vulcan. This model has two hands, one designed to rearrange the stock and another with camera and suction to grab objects. More specifically, these Vulcan robots have a “touch” sense that allows him to feel the objects he grasps, according to Amazon.
In October 2024, the company announced the “next generation’s fulfillment centers”, which would include 10x as many robots as their current facilities, except for workers. The first of these new robotic centers opened shortly afterwards at Shreveport, Louisiana, near the Texas border.
Amazon initially began to create its robotic potential in 2012 along with the acquisition of KIVA systems.
