E-commerce giant Amazon attracts attention with its robot investments in logistics centers for years. In order to advance the automation in its centers, the company is activating the robotic systems that will work here and it is starting to use humanoid robots recently. According to recent reports, this technological transformation of the company can save up to $ 10 billion annually by 2030.

Amazon’s robot -supported warehouses have become increasingly widespread in the last decade. The number of robots, which was 350 thousand in 2021, exceeded 750 thousand in the mid -2023. This automation process reduces the need for manpower in many stages from the preparation of orders to inventory management.

Humanoid Robots are at work

As stated in the Morgan Stanley report, Amazon has developed six new warehouses in the last three years, including almost every stage of the order of ordering. The most remarkable of these is the humanoid robot called Digit. Produced by Agility Robotics, this robot, which weighs 65 kg, weighs 175 cm tall, can move forward and move items, as well as to move and carry it.

In addition, in September, Amazon opened the first order welcome center in Louisiana, including all of the company’s newest robots. Morgan Stanley awaits a 25 percent decrease in the costs of ordering at this center during heavy periods. In addition, Amazon is expected to save between 4.5 billion and 9 billion dollars annually if it meets 30 percent of the US orders from robot -supported centers. If this rate increases to 40 percent, the savings can exceed $ 10 billion.

However, this transformation is not cheap. The construction of a traditional Amazon warehouse costs approximately 200 million dollars, while the cost of robot -supported centers with the latest technology can reach up to 450 million dollars. Even the compliance of existing warehouses to robotic systems requires an investment of $ 100 million.