The company expects to test ways it can use Rivr's robots to help with "doorstep delivery" and to "improve safety outcomes" ...

Amazon plans a $536 million robotic fulfillment center in Australia, where robots like Hercules and Sparrow will work alongside more than 1,000 human employees.

In 2020, the tech giant acquired a self-driving vehicle startup called Zoox Inc. for $1.2 billion. It’s currently testing Zoox-powered SUVs in multiple cities. Amazon could potentially combine ...

Amazon has acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed, a deal that could help the commerce and logistics giant deliver packages to shoppers’ doors more efficiently.

Robots have been a staple at Amazon warehouses for more than a decade, performing tasks formerly completed by humans, including picking, sorting and moving packages. Now, Amazon plans to make human ...

A group of workers with their fists raised in solidarity hold a scrawled sign: “We are humans not robots!” They and others at ...

As the second-largest employer in America, Amazon currently employs around 1.5 million workers. (1, 2) Between 2018 and today, Amazon has onboarded hundreds of thousands of workers, effectively ...

Amazon pulled the plug on Blue Jay, its high-profile warehouse robot, in January 2026, barely three months after the system was introduced at a splashy company event. The rapid shutdown of a project ...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has reportedly discontinued its recently introduced warehouse robot, Blue Jay, and reassigned its staff to other robotics projects. The operations of the robotic system ...

The world’s largest online retailer Amazon has unveiled plans to invest more than $750m to build a state-of-the-art mega ...

Amazon has been using robots in its warehouses for over a decade, and that's not stopping anytime soon. According to a report Monday from The New York Times, Amazon is seeking to ramp up its robot ...

Amazon's latest AI-driven machine, 'Blue Jay', is escalating concerns about jobs. A new mechanical worker has landed in Amazon's warehouses, and it's stirring up an old fear: are our jobs safe? Amazon ...