Amazon Deploys Its One Millionth Robot, Releases Generative AI Model (techcrunch.com)
(Tuesday July 01, 2025 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the impressive-milestones dept.)
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- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/01/2046242/amazon-deploys-its-one-millionth-robot-releases-generative-ai-model
- Source link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/amazon-deploys-its-1-millionth-robot-releases-generative-ai-model/
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch:
> After 13 years of deploying robots into its warehouses, Amazon reached a new milestone. The tech behemoth now [1]has 1 million robots in its warehouses , the company [2]announced Monday. This one millionth robot was recently delivered to an Amazon fulfillment facility in Japan. That figure puts Amazon on track to reach another landmark: Its vast network of warehouses may soon have the same number of robots working as people, according to reporting from [3]The Wall Street Journal . The WSJ also reported that 75% of Amazon's global deliveries are now assisted in some way by a robot.
Amazon also unveiled a new generative AI model called DeepFleet, built using SageMaker and trained on its own warehouse data, which improves robotic fleet speed by 10% through more efficient route coordination.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/amazon-deploys-its-1-millionth-robot-releases-generative-ai-model/
[2] https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-million-robots-ai-foundation-model
[3] https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-warehouse-robots-automation-942b814f
> After 13 years of deploying robots into its warehouses, Amazon reached a new milestone. The tech behemoth now [1]has 1 million robots in its warehouses , the company [2]announced Monday. This one millionth robot was recently delivered to an Amazon fulfillment facility in Japan. That figure puts Amazon on track to reach another landmark: Its vast network of warehouses may soon have the same number of robots working as people, according to reporting from [3]The Wall Street Journal . The WSJ also reported that 75% of Amazon's global deliveries are now assisted in some way by a robot.
Amazon also unveiled a new generative AI model called DeepFleet, built using SageMaker and trained on its own warehouse data, which improves robotic fleet speed by 10% through more efficient route coordination.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/amazon-deploys-its-1-millionth-robot-releases-generative-ai-model/
[2] https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-million-robots-ai-foundation-model
[3] https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-warehouse-robots-automation-942b814f
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Perhaps it will be poor Amazon working conditions which will trigger the robocalypse ?
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If you RTFA it says amazon has as many robots as human workers. Amazon is the 2nd largest employer in the US; that number may shrink as robot use increases
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So..., you're saying word hasn't get gotten around within the robot community that Amazon expect a 24/7 work pattern with no breaks ...or something else?
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We should consult Futurama. They have a documentary about the Robot Uprising.
@93escortwagon should know which episode.