Proteus

Amazon Robotics Proteus is an autonomous mobile warehouse robot designed to move through fulfillment facilities, handle GoCarts and support outbound package workflows alongside people.

Facts

Company: Amazon Robotics
Type: Warehouse AMR
Positioning: Proteus
Function: GoCart transport
Audience: Fulfilment centres
Status: Active
Website: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-robotics-robots-fulfillment-center

Specifications

Autonomy: First fully autonomous mobile robot; combines safety, perception and navigation technology
Payload Configuration: Designed to lift and move GoCarts through fulfillment facilities
Operational Role: Outbound package handling and material movement
Deployed Sites: Original Proteus deployed at 25 U.S. fulfillment centers
Payload Context Kg: Moves carts weighing close to 400 kg
Interaction Next Generation: Natural-language conversational task direction

Market context

Fulfilment centres

Peer Group: Warehouse robot
Workflow: Warehouse material handling, Warehouse automation
Capability: Autonomous navigation

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Deployments

Operational Site Count - At least 2 operational sites - 2026-06-04 - United States; Germany - Vulcan had progressed from its Spokane origin to more complex picking work at Amazon’s Hamburg fulfillment facility. - source: aboutamazon.com
Deployment Status - pilot now; European deployment planned for H1 2027 - 2026-06-04 - fulfillment-center pilot - Amazon is piloting a next-generation Proteus that can receive natural-language task prompts and move loads beyond dock areas; European deployment is planned for the… - source: aboutamazon.com

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Supply

Amazon Robotics Proteus autonomous mobile robot - Ti Processors Power And Connectivity For Amazon Robotics Proteus - Compute & Control - Texas Instruments - Amazon Robotics Proteus uses TI processors, power-management ICs and connectivity components - source: ti.com - source: ti.com

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