Amazon Introduces 'Autonomous Mobile Robots' in Logistics Centers

Self-Movement via Floor Sensor
Safety Accident Rate Drops by 50%

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company, is introducing autonomous mobile robots to improve worker safety within its logistics centers.

On the 13th (local time), according to the U.S. economic media CNBC, Amazon announced through its blog that it is developing four types of autonomous mobile robots.

These robots will be deployed in the picking stage, where ordered items are located, sorted, and organized.

This task has mainly been performed by workers (humans), but there have been safety issues due to long travel times and the handling of heavy items.

Amazon is developing autonomous mobile robots to reduce safety accidents during the picking stage. These robots will mainly take over tasks such as removing items from shelves or moving goods within the logistics storage warehouse.

These robots, which move autonomously via magnetic sensors installed on the floor, do not just follow workers but can carry items on their own and move freely within the warehouse according to workers' requests.

Called Ernie, Bert, and others, Amazon introduced that these robots will be deployed at work sites soon.

Amazon has set a goal to reduce accident rates by half by 2025 and announced plans to invest $300 million within this year to achieve this.

CNBC emphasized that although concerns have been raised that robots might take jobs, since the introduction of robots in 2012, the number of jobs has actually increased by more than one million.

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