In 2016, Amazon's warehouse robots increased a lot. According to foreign media reports, in 2016, the total number of warehouse robots in Amazon increased to 45,000, an increase of 50% compared with the same period; in 2015, Amazon announced that there are 30,000 robots and 230,000 employees in the logistics center. In 2014, Amazon called the logistics center 15,000 robots.
We have made many breakthroughs in automation work and its scale, and Amazon will continue to work hard in these areas in the future.
Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky said at a robot conference in April 2016 that Amazon does not have a so-called "overall change trend" in using robots because it is different. In the warehouse center, the needs of robots are different. Some departments are equipped with a large number of robots, almost all of which have been automated; but there are also warehouses that do not use too many robots for economic reasons.
In 2012, Amazon acquired the robot company Kiva Systems for $775 million. The company's robots can automatically sort goods, and Amazon hopes to automate in the warehouse to improve logistics efficiency.
What Kiva robots are doing now is to move the corresponding shelves to the warehouse staff, reducing their walking distance in the warehouse. The sorting and packaging of the products is still done by people.
After Kiva Systems was acquired, Amazon renamed the company to the Amazon RoboTIcs department, but rarely talked about the department's plans. UBS analysts estimate that the Amazon RoboTIcs division can save Amazon about $900 million in labor costs per year.
In addition to the warehouse, Amazon also intends to automate other businesses, such as the drone delivery business that Amazon has been advancing since 15 years. In December 2016, Amazon completed the first commercial drone delivery.
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