Amazon deploys 1 millionth robot, nearing point where machines outnumber humans in warehouses
UNITED STATES, JUL 2 – Amazon's DeepFleet AI model improves robot travel efficiency by 10%, coordinating over one million robots to enhance warehouse productivity and reduce operational costs, company says.
- Amazon deployed its one-millionth robot in warehouses, with the robot recently arriving at a fulfillment center in Japan as announced Monday.
- This milestone follows over a decade of automation investment starting with Amazon's 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems, which initiated the push into robotics.
- Amazon uses AI to improve robot efficiency through a generative model called DeepFleet, and robots now assist with about 75% of the company's global deliveries.
- In 2024, staffing levels at each fulfillment center fell to around 670 workers, marking a 16-year low, as increasing automation with robots takes over tasks like picking, sorting, and packaging.
- Amazon expects further workforce reduction while claiming automation creates new skilled jobs, though worker advocates express concern about long-term employment impacts.
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