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Your next Amazon delivery might come from a robot that walks, climbs into a van, and drops off your package at your doorstep.
According to a new report from The Information, Amazon is building a dedicated indoor training facility — dubbed a “humanoid park” — to teach humanoid robots how to deliver packages. Here’s what’s happening.
What’s Going On?
Amazon has reportedly finished constructing a small indoor obstacle course at one of its San Francisco offices. It’s roughly the size of a coffee shop and includes a Rivian electric van for training purposes. The goal? Get humanoid robots to hitch a ride in the back of Amazon’s electric delivery vans, hop out, and deliver packages to your front door.
The company has also launched a new “agentic AI” team to develop software that will help robots understand natural language commands and operate flexibly in warehouses and logistics hubs.
“Instead of rigid, specialized robots, we’re creating systems that can hear, understand, and act on natural language commands.”
— Amazon, statement to Silicon Valley
Which Robots Are Being Tested?
Amazon is already testing Agility Robotics’ Digit — a bipedal humanoid robot originally designed for warehouse tasks and delivery. But they’re not stopping there. The facility will reportedly test a “variety” of humanoid robots, including a $16,000 unit from China-based Unitree.
This isn’t Amazon’s first robotics move either. The company acquired self-driving startup Zoox back in 2020, hinting at a long-term plan to fully automate the delivery pipeline from warehouse to doorstep.
What This Means for Amazon’s Workforce
Amazon employs hundreds of thousands of delivery workers globally. While the company says these robots are meant to assist rather than replace workers, the long-term trajectory is clear: Amazon wants to automate end-to-end delivery.
This also comes alongside Agility Robotics eyeing a $2.5 billion IPO via a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp (ticker: AGLT), signaling that the humanoid robotics industry is heating up fast.
FAQ
When will humanoid robot deliveries start?
Amazon hasn’t announced a timeline, but the indoor training facility is nearly complete. Real-world testing will likely begin sometime in 2026 or early 2027.
Will delivery jobs disappear?
Amazon frames this as augmentation, not replacement — at least for now. However, full automation of last-mile delivery has been the company’s long-term goal since acquiring Zoox in 2020.
How much do these robots cost?
The Unitree G1 humanoid robot costs around $16,000. Agility’s Digit is priced higher but hasn’t been publicly listed for individual sale. For Amazon, bulk adoption would bring costs down significantly.
Where else is Amazon using robots?
Amazon already operates hundreds of thousands of robotic drive units in its warehouses worldwide, including Proteus (autonomous carts) and Sparrow (robotic arms for sorting).
Bottom line: Amazon is quietly building the future of package delivery — one humanoid robot at a time. If the “humanoid park” tests go well, your Amazon orders might soon arrive via a robot that walks, rides in a Rivian van, and drops your package at the door.
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Sources: The Information, The Verge, Amazon Robotics