Proteus
Amazon's first fully autonomous warehouse robot, a flat low base that lifts wheeled GoCart containers and moves them through areas shared with staff.
| Maker | Amazon Robotics |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| First shown | 2022 |
| Status | In service |
| Actuation | Low profile drive base that tunnels under wheeled carts and lifts them |
| Power | Rechargeable battery with autonomous charging |
| Sensors | Lidar, cameras and safety scanners paired with a projected light field |
| Autonomy | Onboard perception and fleet coordination with no floor infrastructure or fencing |
Proteus is a low profile mobile robot that drives under a wheeled GoCart of packages, lifts it and hauls it between sortation and outbound dock areas. Earlier Amazon floor robots worked inside fenced fields, while Proteus uses onboard perception and a projected light field to move safely in open aisles alongside employees. It navigates without floor tape or barcode grids and is coordinated as part of a larger fleet inside Amazon fulfillment and sortation buildings.
Of note
- Announced in June 2022 as Amazon's first fully autonomous mobile robot
- Built to work in the same floor space as employees rather than in a caged field
- Moves the wheeled GoCart containers used for packages in outbound docks
Maker: www.amazonrobotics.com