# Amazon Scout at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `9398240d-79f9-47a2-bd66-ead129d0f686`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Amazon Scout sidewalk delivery (discontinued)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cItZtGQEL8). _Courtesy of Amazon_. Amazon footage of Scout, its sidewalk-delivery robot, from its test program. Scout was an open-world sidewalk-delivery device run with human chaperones; Amazon discontinued the program in 2022.

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

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** amazon-scout-us-program
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Amazon Scout](/models/amazon-scout.md) (id: `3802283f-6b55-4192-a9e6-98b249fe055d`)
- **Company:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (id: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Operator:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (id: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`)
- **First seen:** 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Amazon Newsroom: Meet Amazon Scout (programme launch, 2019)** · https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/meet-amazon-scout
2. **TechCrunch: Amazon is shutting down Scout delivery robot program, Aug 2022** · https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/18/amazon-scout-shutting-down/

## Common questions

### What is the Amazon Scout deployment at United States?

Amazon Scout, built by Amazon, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Amazon operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Amazon Scout at United States?

Amazon, the manufacturer of Amazon Scout, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Amazon Scout deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 23, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Amazon Scout deployment at United States still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the Amazon Scout deployment at United States?

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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