# Amazon Robotics fleet at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US): deployment

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Amazon has deployed over one million autonomous mobile robots across its US fulfillment center network, comprising the Proteus, Robin, Sparrow, Cardinal, and Hercules robot lines. Proteus -- Amazon's first fully autonomous mobile robot capable of navigating freely without human supervision -- operates in outbound GoCart-handling and dock zones, working alongside Cardinal (a robotic arm) to move packages to loading areas. As of late 2024, Proteus is active at 25 US fulfillment centers. The broader fleet handles item picking, sorting, and material transport across large-scale fulfillment hubs nationwide.

## Key facts

- **Total fleet (Amazon-wide):** Over 1 million robots (as of late 2024)
- **Proteus sites:** 25 US fulfillment centers (late 2024)
- **First Proteus announcement:** June 21, 2022
- **Robot lines:** Proteus, Robin, Sparrow, Cardinal, Hercules

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** amazon-robotics-fleet-amazon-fulfillment-us
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Amazon Robotics fleet](/models/amazon-robotics-fleet.md) (id: `2bc0589b-e2e8-41bf-b8b7-4bdfee4933c1`)
- **Company:** [Amazon Robotics](/companies/amazon-robotics.md) (id: `b11cc28c-468c-4c2c-998a-dbfbd35beb2c`)
- **Location:** [Amazon Fulfillment Center (US)](/locations/amazon-fulfillment-us.md) (id: `a8357ab3-6b22-477a-ab14-c81b542a9ffa`)
- **Operator:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (id: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`)
- **First seen:** 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Amazon robotics: Meet the robots inside fulfillment centers** · https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-robotics-robots-fulfillment-center · 2024-09-01
2. **Amazon deploys over 1 million robots and launches new AI foundation model** · https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-million-robots-ai-foundation-model · 2024-09-01

## Common questions

### What is the Amazon Robotics fleet deployment at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US)?

Amazon Robotics fleet, built by Amazon Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US) on the DEPLOY registry. Amazon operates the deployment.

### Who operates Amazon Robotics fleet at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US)?

Amazon operates this deployment as a customer of Amazon Robotics, the manufacturer of Amazon Robotics fleet.

### When did the Amazon Robotics fleet deployment at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 21, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Amazon Robotics fleet deployment at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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