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While most operators evaluate humanoids from external vendors (GXO, BMW, Toyota), and while most robot makers depend on external customer deployments (Figure, Agility, Apptronik), Amazon owns the entire stack: manufactures its own platforms, operates its own deployments, develops its own AI through Covariant talent, and runs its own autonomous-vehicle service. 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