Overview

• Amazon has constructed a “humanoid park” at its San Francisco office, complete with mock doorways, stairs and a Rivian electric delivery van for realistic obstacle-course trials.
• Its Lab126 unit is building agentic AI software that allows bipedal robots to interpret natural language commands and perform multiple logistics tasks beyond single-step routines.
• Initial trials will use hardware from external partners such as Unitree Robotics and Agility Robotics before advancing to outdoor “field trips” on actual delivery routes.
• Amazon is also integrating advanced AI across its operations, employing generative mapping tools for drivers and warehouse robots capable of unloading trailers and fetching parts on demand.
• The move underscores Amazon’s push toward automation across its logistics network and has sparked discussion about potential effects on human delivery workers.