01 July 2025 | News
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Amazon announced the launch of a new proprietary AI foundation model specifically designed to power its global fleet of intelligent robots, marking a major advancement in the company's robotics and automation capabilities. In a historic milestone, Amazon also celebrated the deployment of its 1 millionth robot, reinforcing its leadership in large-scale physical AI integration across fulfillment and logistics operations.
The newly introduced AI foundation model, developed in-house by Amazon’s Robotics and AI teams, brings advanced generalization, real-world reasoning, and autonomy to its robots. The model enables seamless coordination between human workers and a wide range of robot types—from mobile delivery units to warehouse manipulators—across dynamic, real-world environments.
"This is a defining moment for robotics at Amazon," said Scott Dresser, VP of Amazon Robotics. "The launch of our AI foundation model unlocks a new generation of robotics intelligence—allowing our systems to perceive, understand, and act with human-level adaptability and efficiency. Deploying our one-millionth robot is not just a milestone—it’s a signal of what’s to come."
Amazon’s foundation model integrates multimodal perception, motion planning, simulation-trained behaviors, and real-time decision-making into a unified system. This allows robots to adapt on the fly to constantly changing environments, interact more naturally with human associates, and handle increasingly complex fulfillment tasks.
The model draws on billions of real-world data points gathered from Amazon’s existing robot fleet and simulated environments. With it, robots can now learn continuously across the network, accelerating improvements in safety, efficiency, and task completion.
"By combining our robotics infrastructure with the latest in generative AI and foundation models, we’re advancing toward a future where intelligent robots operate autonomously, collaboratively, and sustainably at scale," added Rohit Prasad, SVP and Head Scientist of Amazon AGI.
Amazon’s 1 millionth robot—a next-generation autonomous mobile robot named Proteus X—was deployed this week at a fulfillment center in Tracy, California. This landmark deployment highlights Amazon’s commitment to human-robot collaboration and its vision for safer, smarter, and more efficient operations.
Robots now assist Amazon employees in tasks such as heavy lifting, sorting, scanning, and transport, improving workplace safety while boosting speed and reliability in order fulfillment. Over 75% of Amazon’s fulfillment centers worldwide now feature robotic systems.
As Amazon continues to invest in AI and automation, it plans to make portions of its robotic AI stack available through AWS Robotics services, enabling other industries to benefit from its advances in physical AI.
"This new AI model brings us closer to a world where machines can understand and work with humans in any physical environment," said Prasad. "From logistics to healthcare to manufacturing, the potential for general-purpose robotics is massive—and Amazon is proud to be building that future."
