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Lub thawv ntim khoom tshiab zoo li "yuav luag zoo li lub thawv khau," hais tias Amazon Robotics 'tus kws tshaj lij thev naus laus zis Tye Brady.CEEB TOOM AMAZON

Amazon yuav nthuav tawm plaub daim tshiab ntawm cov tshuab thev naus laus zis, suav nrog cov neeg hlau uas muaj kev tswj hwm tus kheej thiab cov tshuab thev naus laus zis, ntawm nws qhov kev tshwm sim MARS hauv Las Vegas. Cov thev naus laus zis tshiab los txog kaum xyoo tom qab Amazon qhov kev yuav khoom ntawm Kiva, uas teeb tsa kev sib tw caj npab ntawm cov khw muag khoom kom xa cov khoom sai dua thiab ua tau zoo dua nrog kev pab los ntawm automation.

Ntxiv nrog rau kev tswj hwm tus neeg hlau thiab scanners, thev naus laus zis uas Amazon tab tom nthuav tawm suav nrog cov neeg hlau ua haujlwm rau kev txav ntawm cov pob hnyav thiab lub thawv ntim khoom. Cov yav tas tam sim no tab tom sim beta-test hauv Texas, thaum lwm tus yog nyob rau hauv qhov kev xeem alpha thaum ntxov.

"Qhov no yog cov khoom tiag," Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics 'tus kws tshaj lij thev naus laus zis, hais Forbes ua ntej ntawm nws cov lus ntawm re: MARS. "Muaj qhov sib txawv loj ntawm kev ua ib yam dab tsi hauv chav kuaj lossis qee yam uas koj pom hauv YouTube thiab qee yam uas peb yuav xa mus rau hauv peb cov chaw ua tiav."

Muab qhov ntsuas ntawm Amazon, uas tau tshaj tawm txog $ 470 nphom hauv cov nyiaj tau los xyoo tas los, ib qho kev siv thev naus laus zis tshiab yuav tsum ua haujlwm ntau txhiab zaus hauv ib hnub, nrog kev ntseeg siab, kev ua haujlwm thiab kev nyab xeeb. Tag nrho cov tshiab logistics thev naus laus zis tau tsim los ntawm Amazon pawg neeg hlau.

Cov neeg hlau uas muaj kev ywj pheej tag nrho, hu ua Proteus, yog Amazon thawj. Lub squat ntsuab-thiab-dub neeg hlau tuaj yeem autonomously navigate Amazon lub warehouses thiab nqa GoCarts kom txav lawv mus rau qhov chaw nres nkoj sab nraud, npaj lawv nrog kev pab los ntawm kev kawm tshuab los teeb tsa cov pob khoom kom thauj khoom kom raug.

Txawm hais tias feem ntau cov neeg hlau uas muaj kev ywj pheej yuav khov thaum lawv pom cov neeg, Brady hais tias, Proteus yuav tuaj yeem ua haujlwm nyob ib puag ncig lawv. Nws hais tias "Nws yuav maj mam dhau los ntawm cov neeg coob coob, qeeb heev, txhob txwm ua," nws hais. "Lub tshuab kev kawm yog qhov tshiab uas peb tau qhia rau Lab126," Amazon txoj kev tshawb fawb thiab kev txhim kho pab pawg rau cov neeg siv khoom siv hluav taws xob siab.

Lub chaw ua haujlwm rau cov pob khoom hnyav, hu ua Cardinal, lub sijhawm no, siv cov kev txawj ntse txawj ntse thiab lub computer tsis pom kev los xaiv ib lub pob los ntawm pawg, nqa nws thiab muab tso rau hauv lub laub, tso cai rau pob sorting tshwm sim ua ntej thiab txo qhov kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev raug mob. Amazon tab tom sim tam sim no Cardinal robotic caj npab rau kev tuav cov pob khoom uas hnyav txog li 50 phaus.

Qhov no technology yog ib tug extension ntawm ib tug uas twb muaj lawm robotic caj npab, hu ua Robin, uas tau nyob hauv thaj tsam li ib xyoos, Brady hais. "Qhov ntawd tau ua rau peb muaj kev ntseeg siab tias peb tuaj yeem khaws cov pob hnyav nrog cov caj npab neeg hlau no," nws hais.

Lub high-tech scanning system, lub sijhawm no, siv cov kev txawj ntse txawj ntse thiab cov koob yees duab khiav 120 thav duab ib ob kom tau txais cov ntawv luam theej duab raws li cov neeg ua haujlwm warehouse txav mus. Nws ua haujlwm hauv keeb kwm yav dhau los, tshem tawm qhov xav tau ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm siv cov khoom siv tes tuav kom nkag mus rau hauv cov lej bar code thaum pob khoom txav mus rau lawv qhov chaw.

Brady hais tias "Nws zoo li yooj yim heev, thiab peb zoo siab heev vim nws zoo li yooj yim heev," Brady hais.

Thaum kawg, tus containerized cia system hloov txoj kev uas cov khoom txav mus los, muab cov thawv ntim rau hauv cov thawv loj uas tuaj yeem txav mus los ntawm qhov chaw ua tiav. Cov pods loj tuaj yeem nqa tau ntau yam khoom, kwv yees li 2,000 phaus muaj nqis, piv rau 1,200 phaus hauv nws cov pods daj uas twb muaj lawm. Software txiav txim siab seb lub plhaub twg muaj lub thawv nrog cov khoom xav tau, qhov twg lub thawv ntawd nyob hauv lub plhaub thiab yuav ua li cas rub thiab rub nws mus rau tus neeg ua haujlwm.

Amazon tus tshiab mobile neeg hlau, hu ua Proteus, tuaj yeem nqa GoCarts thiab txav mus los ntawm nws lub tsev khaws khoom.CEEB TOOM AMAZON

Xyoo kaum xyoo dhau los, Amazon hais tias nws tau siv ntau dua 520,000 lub tshuab tsav tsheb, thiab ntxiv ntau dua ib lab txoj haujlwm thoob ntiaj teb. Lub tuam txhab tau nqis peev ntau pua lab nyiaj daus las hauv kev tsim cov neeg hlau tshiab nyob rau lub sijhawm ntawd, tab sis tsis kam muab tus lej tshwj xeeb ntxiv. Brady hais tias "Kuv nyiam xav tias peb tau ua ib feem loj zoo nkauj hauv kev loj hlob ntawm Amazon," Brady hais. Raws li pab pawg txuas ntxiv txhim kho thev naus laus zis tshiab hauv qhov nws xav tias yog lub hnub nyoog kub rau cov neeg hlau, "dab tsi yuav hloov pauv yog peb cov neeg siv khoom xav tau," nws hais.

Ntxiv rau nws cov pab pawg neeg hlau, Amazon nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo no tau teeb tsa ib qho $1 billion industrial innovation fund los nqis peev hauv cov saw hlau, ua kom tiav thiab logistics. Cov startups uas Amazon txhawb nqa suav nrog Modjoul, lub tuam txhab siv hluav taws xob muaj kev nyab xeeb siv tau pib los ntawm tus thawj coj ntawm kev thov ntawm kev tuav pov hwm loj AIG, thiab Israel-based BionicHive, uas tau tsim cov neeg hlau uas muaj npe hu ua Squid uas tuaj yeem txav mus rau hauv txee racks hauv peb qhov ntev.

Thaum cov neeg thuam ntawm automation tau taw qhia txog lub peev xwm ntawm thev naus laus zis los hloov cov neeg ua haujlwm, Brady tau hais tias cov khw muag khoom loj loj lub tshuab thiab tib neeg tau ua haujlwm ua ke. Nws hais tias "Kev hloov cov neeg nrog lub tshuab tsuas yog kev dag," nws hais. "Koj yuav zaum kawg tawm ntawm kev lag luam yog tias koj muaj lub tswv yim hloov pauv no."

Amazon tau nthuav dav thaum muaj kev sib kis thoob ntiaj teb raws li cov neeg siv khoom xaj khoom ntau dua hauv online. Tab sis raws li cov neeg siv khoom tau pib thim rov qab los ntawm kev siv nyiaj hauv online, Amazon tau pib ntsuas qhov kev nthuav dav ntawm nws. loj loj warehouse network.

Lub tuam txhab tshaj tawm a poob ntawm $3.8 billion hauv nws thawj peb lub hlis twg. "Hnub no, raws li peb tsis ua raws li lub cev lossis cov neeg ua haujlwm muaj peev xwm, peb cov pab pawg tau tsom mus rau kev txhim kho cov khoom tsim tau thiab kev ua haujlwm tau zoo thoob plaws hauv peb lub network," Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tau hais hauv nqe lus thaum lub sijhawm.

Amazon shares, uas kaw ntawm $ 109, tau nqis 35% txog rau xyoo no.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2022/06/21/amazon-shows-off-its-latest-warehouse-automation-fully-autonomous-robots-high-tech-scanners-and- ntxiv/