# Amazon — company

Canonical ID: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`

## Key facts

- **Fleet scale:** 1M+ robots globally (mid-2025), continuing growth in 2026
- **Workforce ratio:** ~1:1 robot-to-human (1.5M human employees)
- **Foundational acquisition:** Kiva Systems (2012, became Amazon Robotics)
- **Internal platforms:** Proteus (autonomous mobile, navigates with humans), Hercules + Titan (heavy AMRs), Pegasus, Sparrow (picking arm), Robin + Cardinal (sorting/loading arms), Sequoia (containerized inventory system), Vulcan (touch-sensing arm), Blue Jay (ceiling-mounted), Project Eluna (AI decision-support), DeepFleet (generative AI for fleet coordination)
- **Next-generation fulfillment center:** Shreveport, Louisiana, 3M sq ft, 5 floors, 10× standard robot density, Sequoia holds 30M+ items (5× original Houston deployment)
- **External humanoid pilots:** Agility Robotics Digit (tote handling, recycling bin transport)
- **Autonomous vehicle subsidiary:** Zoox (acquired 2020; testing robotaxi in Los Angeles; see /companies/zoox)
- **Covariant founders acquisition:** August 2024, Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan brought in for AI deployment
- **Investment program:** $15B+ robot warehouse push announced
- **Workforce signal:** Cut 100+ robotics division staff in March 2026 even as automation spending accelerates

- **Slug:** amazon
- **Status:** NASDAQ: AMZN
- **Founded:** 1994
- **HQ:** Seattle, Washington, USA

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## Sources (8)

1. **About Amazon — Amazon Robotics fulfillment center coverage** · https://www.aboutamazon.com/
2. **TechCrunch — next-generation fulfillment center coverage** · https://techcrunch.com/
3. **Automate.org — Amazon Robotics surpasses one million systems deployed** · https://www.automate.org/
4. **AWS Insider — The Rise of Amazon AI Robots** · https://www.awsinsider.net/
5. **Jacobin — A Sober Look at Amazon's Automation Drive** · https://jacobin.com/
6. **Supply Chain Exchange — Shreveport DC coverage** · https://www.thescxchange.com/
7. **Robot News — Amazon's $15B robot warehouse push** · https://robotnews.therundown.ai/
8. **Metaintro — Amazon's 1 Million Robots (Fast Company investigation context)** · https://metaintro.com/

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