Amazon develops a warehouse robot workers can speak to The design hasn’t changed much from the original Proteus, which was announced in 2022. | Image: Amazon Am
Amazon has unveiled an upgraded version of its autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, which can now understand and respond to voice commands. This advancement allows human employees to communicate tasks to the robot using natural language, similar to how they would interact with a colleague. The enhanced Proteus is designed to operate across a much larger area within fulfillment centers and delivery sites, with plans for a European rollout in the first half of 2027. AI
IMPACT Enhances warehouse efficiency by allowing natural language interaction with autonomous robots.