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Amazon

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Warehouse & Logistics Robotics · HQ: Seattle, Washington · Est. 1994 · 25 models registered · 25 deployments

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SiteRisk Profile

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Amazon: 25 models, 22 deployments across 13 regions, 9 active incidents. 20 sources back the record.

Ownership

PUBLIC

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

IP / Patents

10 Active

Platform Models

25

Audited Incidents

17

Overview

Amazon is the largest deployer of physical-AI robotics in the world by fleet count, with more than 1 million robots deployed across its global fulfillment network as of mid-2025, a count that continues to climb in 2026. The robot-to-human ratio across Amazon's operations is approaching 1:1, with roughly 1.5 million human employees. Amazon's physical-AI strategy is structurally vertically integrated: the company manufactures its own robotics platforms through Amazon Robotics (the subsidiary formed from the 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems), operates autonomous vehicle robotaxi service through Zoox (acquired 2020), pilots external humanoids including Agility robotics Digit, and acquired the Covariant founding team in August 2024 to accelerate AI deployment across robotics. The company's next-generation Shreveport, Louisiana fulfillment center deploys 10× more robots than a standard facility and serves as the orchestration testbed for Amazon's full robotics platform stack. Amazon's editorial significance is structural vertical integration unmatched by any other operator in physical AI. 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. This puts Amazon in a category by itself among physical-AI operators globally.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 96.4%

Strong deployment footprint with 34 operational sites across 46 countries. Broad public reach with 21.3M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

  • AMR
  • SERVICE
  • AERIAL
  • SIDEWALK

Key Facts

Fleet scale1M+ robots globally (mid-2025), continuing growth in 2026
Workforce ratio~1:1 robot-to-human (1.5M human employees)
Foundational acquisitionKiva Systems (2012, became Amazon Robotics)
Internal platformsProteus (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 centerShreveport, Louisiana, 3M sq ft, 5 floors, 10× standard robot density, Sequoia holds 30M+ items (5× original Houston deployment)
External humanoid pilotsAgility Robotics Digit (tote handling, recycling bin transport)
Autonomous vehicle subsidiaryZoox (acquired 2020; testing robotaxi in Los Angeles; see /companies/zoox)
Covariant founders acquisitionAugust 2024, Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan brought in for AI deployment
Investment program$15B+ robot warehouse push announced
Workforce signalCut 100+ robotics division staff in March 2026 even as automation spending accelerates
wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884
wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
Project KuiperSatellite network with direct-to-mobile phone capability — competing with SpaceX Starlink

Safety & Regulatory Posture

2 entries
Audited Incident & Recall FootprintLatest event: Aug 2026

9 incidents on record (3 serious, 2 moderate, 4 minor). Most recent: Aug 2026.

minor: 4serious: 3moderate: 2

Evidentiary Regulatory Filings & Recalls

  • faa_action[filed]US Federal

    faa_actionfaa action · us_faaclearedLinked models: Prime Air MK30

  • faa_action[filed]US Federal

    faa_actionfaa action · us_faaactive2020-08-29

Leadership & Founders

7 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Andy Jassysecondary-verified

CEO

Peter Chensecondary-verified

Joined via Covariant license-and-hire (2024)

Rocky Duansecondary-verified

Joined via Covariant license-and-hire (2024)

Jeff Bezossecondary-verified

Founder

Pieter Abbeelsecondary-verified

Joined via Covariant license-and-hire (2024)

Tye Bradysecondary-verified

Chief Technologist

Founding Team

Jeff Bezos[Founder]

no longer at company · Bezos Expeditions · Amazon Data Services

Key Former Leadership (9 Tracked)

Aaron SmallRobotics Leader at Amazon Robotics
Dave PerryExecutive
Walt OdishoVP of Operations
Yoshihito TakashimaSoftware Engineering (Amazon/AWS HQ)
Jeff BezosFounder & CEO
Chirag ShahSoftware executive (Kindle, Alexa+)
Vikas EntiRobotics Leader at Amazon Robotics
Felipe PolidoRobotics Leader at Amazon Robotics
Brad PorterVP of Robotics, Distinguished Engineer

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

20 entries
Total Tracked16
Operating10
Announced6
Concluded3

Key Recurring Partners

NEURA Robotics1 · 2× joint · 6 total
Bezos Expeditions2 · 1× joint · 2 total
BlackSky3 · 1× joint · 4 total
BorgWarner4 · 1× joint · 5 total
Carnegie Mellon University5 · 1× joint · 1 total
Coatue6 · 1× joint · 1 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Generac x Amazon (data center backup generators)Sep 16, 2026

    MOST RECENT · Generac x Amazon (data center backup generators) · 2026-09-16 · with Generac · JUST ANNOUNCED · Amazon x NEURA Robotics Physical AI Deployment · 2026-06-15 · with NEURA Robotics · JUST ANNOUNCED · NEURA Robotics x AWS · 2026-04-21 · with NEURA Robotics · OPERATING · Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics · 2026-03-24 · with Fauna Robotics · OPERATING · Amazon acquires Rivr stair-climbing delivery robot · 2026-03-19 · with RIVR · OPERATING

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

Amazon - 22 deploymentsAmazonAmazon Prime Air - 12 deploymentsAmazon Prime Air

Patents & Intellectual Property

10 entries
Active IP Portfolio (10 Filings Tracked)
  • US11602857B2[granted]USPTO

    US11602857B2usptograntedgranted 2023-03-14assignee

  • US7693757B2[granted]USPTO

    US7693757B2usptograntedgranted 2010-04-06assignee

  • WO2016167886A1[granted]USPTO

    WO2016167886A1wipopendingassignee

  • US6950722B2[granted]USPTO

    US6950722B2usptograntedgranted 2005-10-04assignee

  • US20170158430A1[granted]USPTO

    US20170158430A1usptopendingassignee

  • US20190339693A1[granted]USPTO

    US20190339693A1usptopendingassignee

  • US20150073589A1[granted]USPTO

    US20150073589A1usptopendingassignee

  • US20140350725A1[granted]USPTO

    US20140350725A1usptopendingassignee

  • US9120622B1[granted]USPTO

    US9120622B1usptograntedgranted 2015-09-01assignee

  • US20220019213A1[granted]USPTO

    US20220019213A1usptopendingassignee

Platform Models

25 entries
Prime Air MK30[PILOT][2022–2026]

The Amazon Prime Air MK30 is Amazon's current-generation autonomous last-mile delivery drone, recorded in the aerial form factor to fill the registry's delivery-drone coverage (it is the major US delivery drone with the most-documented safety record).

drones · 22 deployments

Risk Profile
Amazon Scout[COMMERCIAL][2019–2024]

Amazon Scout was Amazon's six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the canonical sidewalk-delivery wind-down datapoint.

sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments

Risk Profile
Amazon Robotics fleet[COMMERCIAL][2022–2026]

Amazon Robotics operates the world's largest deployed fleet of warehouse mobile robots, originating from Amazon's 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems for $775 million.

amr · 8 deployments

Risk Profile
Amazon Astro[PRODUCTION][2024]

Home companion robot using Intelligent Motion autonomous SLAM navigation (avoids people/pets/stairs) with a periscope camera for patrol.

food-service · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Cape Town Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Cape Town (af-south-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Hyderabad Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Hyderabad (ap-south-2).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Mumbai Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Mumbai (ap-south-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Seoul Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Seoul (ap-northeast-2).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Osaka Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Osaka (ap-northeast-3).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Sydney Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Sydney (ap-southeast-2).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Uae Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving UAE (me-central-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Bahrain Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Bahrain (me-south-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Spain Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Spain (eu-south-2).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Zurich Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Zurich (eu-central-2).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Milan Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Milan (eu-south-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Stockholm Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Stockholm (eu-north-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Paris Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Paris (eu-west-3).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws London Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving London (eu-west-2).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Ireland Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Ireland (eu-west-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Frankfurt Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Frankfurt (eu-central-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Sao Paulo Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving São Paulo (sa-east-1).

drones

Risk Profile
Aws Mexico Central Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Mexico Central.

drones

Risk Profile
Aws Johor Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Malaysia (ap-southeast-5).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Jakarta Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Jakarta (ap-southeast-3).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile
Aws Singapore Region[COMMERCIAL]

Amazon cloud computing region serving Singapore (ap-southeast-1).

drones · 1 deployment

Risk Profile

Deployments

25 entries

Incidents affecting Amazon

17 entries

Sectors & Applications

4 entries
Warehouse & Logistics Robotics/Drones/Service & Cobot Robotics/Sidewalk delivery/

FAQ

14 entries
What is Amazon?

Amazon is the largest deployer of physical-AI robotics in the world by fleet count, with more than 1 million robots deployed across its global fulfillment network as of mid-2025, a count that continues to climb in 2026. The robot-to-human ratio across Amazon's operations is approaching 1:1, with roughly 1.5 million human employees. Amazon's physical-AI strategy is structurally vertically integrated: the company manufactures its own robotics platforms through Amazon Robotics (the subsidiary formed from the 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems), operates autonomous vehicle robotaxi service through Zoox (acquired 2020), pilots external humanoids including Agility robotics Digit, and acquired the Covariant founding team in August 2024 to accelerate AI deployment across robotics. The company's next-generation Shreveport, Louisiana fulfillment center deploys 10× more robots than a standard facility and serves as the orchestration testbed for Amazon's full robotics platform stack.

What does Amazon make?

Amazon has 25 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: AWS Cape Town Region (af-south-1), AWS Hyderabad Region (ap-south-2), AWS Mumbai Region (ap-south-1) and 22 others (Amazon builds physical robots).

Is Amazon publicly traded?

Amazon is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Autonomous vehicle on the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Amazon?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Amazon building in the same form factors include Roborock, Ecovacs Robotics, SharkNinja, iRobot.

Who is the CEO of Amazon?

Andy Jassy is the ceo of Amazon, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Amazon?

Amazon has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Autonomous vehicle (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

Where is Amazon headquartered?

Amazon is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Who owns Amazon?

Amazon is owned by Autonomous vehicle, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where does Amazon operate robots?

Amazon operates 22 verified deployments, including at Europe, United States, Global (multiple sites).

How many robots has Amazon deployed?

DEPLOY has 22 verified Amazon deployments on record at sites including Europe, United States, Global (multiple sites). That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Amazon a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Amazon ranks in roughly the top 4% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Amazon founded?

Amazon was founded in 1994.

Are there any incidents involving Amazon?

9 active incidents involving Amazon are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Amazon safe?

Amazon has 9 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 9 incidents on record (3 serious, 2 moderate, 4 minor). Most recent: Aug 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.