CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
64 moving around constantly . In centres equipped with robotics , employees now lift and walk less . Robots pick up heavy items to prep them for shipping or for stowage . Employees who help pick customer orders are able to easily identify items , rather than looking for them on shelves . Products now come directly to employees ,” says Amazon .
• Amazon has several types of robots currently operational within its warehouses including :
• Palletisers — robotic arms with grippers . These robots identify and grab totes , to stack them for shipping and stowing . Currently , Amazon has 30 globally .
• Robo-stow — a robotic arm which lifts pallets to different levels within a fulfillment centre or places them on drive units to be carried to their destination . Currently , Amazon has six around the world .
• Drive unit — a robot unit that can transport packages around the fulfilment centres . Currently , Amazon has 100,000 worldwide .
“ AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTRES ARE BUSY PLACES , WITH PACKAGES AND PEOPLE MOVING AROUND CONSTANTLY , IN CENTRES EQUIPPED WITH ROBOTICS , EMPLOYEES NOW LIFT AND WALK LESS ”
— Amazon
FEBRUARY 2020