Market analyst Shawn Milne said in a recent report, Amazon has started to deploy robots in the warehouse can help the company save up to $ 916 million annually.
Amazon’s warehouse robots are from Kivasystems Company. These robots can carry shelves filled with items. Currently Amazon ordinary orders delivery costs about 3.50 to 3.75 US dollars, while Mirnyi that the use of robots will make this cost down 20-40%. He said: “We believe that this brings a good opportunity to enhance the Amazon delivery center network operational efficiency.”
Amazon is trying to reduce the cost and speed of delivery orders, the Company had built more warehouses close to the city center. Although most of the initiatives are focused on the Amazon delivery itself, but from the kiva robot will help the Amazon warehouse improve internal efficiency. Currently Amazon is still dependent on manual warehouse interior, and human error is not uncommon.
In March 2012 at a price of $ 775 million Amazon acquisition of a kiva, but only recently started using the technology in the warehouse kiva. Amazon in the third quarter earnings report disclosed that the company currently has 1400 kiva robot three warehouses.
Milne said: “Amazon is very confidential, so when they started to discuss something, you better attention.” He estimates based on the lifting of the warehouse efficiency, and comprehensively promote the kiva robot can help save the Amazon from 458 million to 916 million US dollars per year.
Amazon spokesman declined to comment.
Mirnyi said that as the Amazon warehouse is designed to facilitate the workers in the warehouse to pick up the shuttle and therefore there may be difficulties in deploying robots in the warehouse. Amazon may take several years before the full deployment of robots in the warehouse. These robots look like orange roomba vacuum cleaner.
Milner said that these robots more noteworthy aspect is that Amazon could sell these robots to other companies. Amazon acquired before the kiva, kiva each robot costs about $ 2 million, and large-scale installations, the price may reach $ 20 million
At the same time, public support for the robot still curious attitude. Because Amazon exposure UAV development program delivery, Google subsequently disclosed the company’s robot development program.
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