There are fewer humans working in Amazon warehouses these days, but those that are still there can at least talk to robots.
At its Delivering the Future event in London, the e-commerce giant unveiled the next generation of Proteus, its autonomous warehouse robot. Instead of requiring complex coding, workers can now give the machine verbal instructions in plain language, like telling it to haul a heavy cart across the floor.
While Amazon’s older generations of warehouse robots were restricted to fenced-off docks, [Proteus](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/amazon-robotics-autonomous-robot-proteus-warehouse-packages) is a fully untethered model that uses AI to safely navigate the entire fulfillment floor alongside human staff. The new robot is the centerpiece of a massive €10 billion ($11.6 billion) investment to modernize Amazon’s European logistics network and is currently being piloted in company labs before a planned rollout in early 2027.
While Amazon’s older generations of warehouse robots were restricted to fenced-off docks, [Proteus](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/amazon-robotics-autonomous-robot-proteus-warehouse-packages) is a fully untethered model that uses AI to safely navigate the entire fulfillment floor alongside human staff. The new robot is the centerpiece of a massive €10 billion ($11.6 billion) investment to modernize Amazon’s European logistics network and is currently being piloted in company labs before a planned rollout in early 2027.
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