Amazon recently unveiled its ambitious plans for robot-driven distribution warehouses, with its first "next generation fulfillment center" about to be put into operation in Shreveport, Louisiana. This five-story warehouse covering an area of 3 million square feet (equivalent to 55 football fields) heralds a revolutionary step for Amazon in the field of automated warehousing and distribution. The editor of Downcodes will give you an in-depth understanding of this innovative move by Amazon and its impact on the future of logistics.
At the recent "Future of Delivery" conference, Amazon announced its plans for a new robot-driven delivery warehouse. The first "next-generation fulfillment center" will be completed in Shreveport, Louisiana. This 300-square-meter The 10,000-square-foot warehouse is equivalent to the size of 55 football fields and is five stories high, giving people a shocking feeling.
The construction of this new facility is the culmination of Amazon's years of efforts in the field of robotics. Since acquiring Kiva in 2012, Amazon has been exploring how to integrate robots into its operational processes to minimize disruption to normal work. This time, they have adopted a new "greenfield" approach in an attempt to fundamentally reshape the working model of warehousing and distribution.
Although Amazon has not disclosed the specific number of robots, it said that the number of robots that will be deployed in the new warehouse will be 10 times that of a standard distribution center. It is worth mentioning that Amazon currently has nearly 1 million robot systems in the United States, forming its huge automation network.
The new warehouse will introduce a variety of advanced robotic technologies, including Kiva-style autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and a multi-layer containerized inventory system called Sequoia. Sequoia can store more than 30 million items, making storage and picking faster and safer.
In addition, Amazon recently hired Covariant's founding team, a move that will help integrate artificial intelligence into the overall system more effectively. In future operations, this Louisiana warehouse will become an important proving ground for human-machine collaboration, although achieving smooth communication between robots has been a huge challenge.
Amazon emphasizes that these robots are not intended to completely replace humans. In the future, the new warehouse will still employ 2,500 employees after it is fully put into production to ensure the smooth progress of human-machine collaboration.
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-Amazon will open a new robot-powered delivery warehouse in Louisiana that is the size of 55 football fields.
- ? The number of robots deployed in the new warehouse will be 10 times that of a standard distribution center, and there are already nearly 1 million robot systems in the United States.
- The warehouse will still employ 2,500 employees to ensure efficient operation of human-machine collaboration.
Amazon’s giant robot warehouse project not only demonstrates its strong strength in the field of automation, but also heralds huge changes in the logistics industry in the future. The exploration of human-machine collaboration models will provide new solutions for efficient and safe warehousing and distribution. The editor of Downcodes will continue to pay attention to Amazon’s progress on this project and bring more relevant reports to readers.