# Amazon Robotics fleet at Amazon fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds: deployment

Canonical ID: `0420fa11-fd52-414d-b2a4-cca2fa11022c`

[Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) launched a £500 million fulfilment centre at Gateway45, [Leeds](/locations/leeds-united-kingdom.md), on 14 August 2024, using Amazon Robotics across three floors to stow, pick and ship orders, and said it would employ more than 2,000 people by November 2024. The press release does not name the specific robot systems or count.

## Key facts

- **Country:** [United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom-3.md)
- **Sector:** E-commerce fulfilment
- **Operator:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md)
- **Investment:** £500 million (company-stated)
- **Scale:** Three floors of [Amazon Robotics](/companies/amazon.md); robot count not disclosed
- **Jobs:** More than 2,000 by November 2024 (company-stated)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-11-01_

- **Slug:** amazon-robotics-leeds-gateway45-uk
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Amazon Robotics fleet](/models/amazon-robotics-fleet.md) (id: `2bc0589b-e2e8-41bf-b8b7-4bdfee4933c1`)
- **Category:** [Warehouse & Logistics Robotics](/amr)
- **Company:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (id: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`)
- **Location:** [Amazon fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds](/locations/united-kingdom/amazon-gateway45-leeds-uk.md) (id: `4f2c8b7c-cf37-4da5-8168-89c47cd70620`)
- **First seen:** 2024-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **New Amazon fulfilment centre in Leeds** · https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/news/workplace/2024/8/new-amazon-fulfilment-centre-in-leeds · 2024-08-14

## Common questions

### What is the Amazon Robotics fleet deployment at Amazon fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds?

[Amazon Robotics fleet](/models/amazon-robotics-fleet.md), built by [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md), is recorded as a deployment at [Amazon fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds](/locations/amazon-gateway45-leeds-uk.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Amazon Robotics fleet at Amazon fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds?

[Amazon](/companies/amazon.md), the manufacturer of [Amazon Robotics fleet](/models/amazon-robotics-fleet.md), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Amazon Robotics fleet deployment at Amazon fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 14, 2024 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 fulfilment centre, Gateway45, Leeds?

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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