Autonomous transport robot ``Proteus'' and container management robot ``Cardinal'' & ``Sparrow'' are added to Amazon's warehouse, and the total number of working robots is 750,000



It turns out that the total number of robots working in Amazon's warehouses around the world is 750,000. New robots include Proteus, an autonomous transport robot; Cardinal, which uses AI to identify labels and organize packages; and Sparrow, which picks and sorts orders. It is said that even the work is automated.

How Amazon deploys robots in its operations facilities

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/how-amazon-deploys-robots-in-its-operations-facilities



Proteus is a warehouse transportation robot

announced in 2022 . A logistics system called 'Amazon Robotics' has been introduced in Amazon's warehouse, and a transportation robot carries heavy shelves to the person who takes out and stores the goods.

Conventional robots traveled on a fixed route, but Proteus is characterized by being able to recognize the surrounding situation and automatically set the route.



Cardinal, which manages luggage, was announced at the same time as Proteus. Equipped with AI and an advanced image recognition system, it can identify and sort packages sent on a conveyor.



At the fulfillment center in Nashville, Tennessee, Proteus and Cardinal are combined, packages addressed to the same zip code are loaded into a specific cart, and Proteus is doing a compound task of carrying it to the delivery truck.

A robotic handling system called Sparrow picks and sorts customer orders at a center in San Marcos, Texas.



In addition, our center in Houston, Texas is testing containerized storage.



The test aims to improve employee safety during picking and loading by rethinking how inventory is managed, stored and moved.

Amazon's newest robot has improved safety in the workplace-YouTube


The number of robots working in Amazon's warehouse is '750,000 or more'. In 2016, it was 100,000 units, but in the seven years since then, it has increased more than seven times.



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