Amazon ramps warehouse robots for holiday rush
Amazon is deploying large-scale robotics at its SHV1 fulfillment center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as it prepares for the 2025 holiday shopping season. The 3+ million sq. ft. facility uses nearly 1,000 robots alongside roughly 2,500 human employees, with Amazon saying the site is about 25% more efficient and that robotics create new higher-skilled maintenance and operations jobs backed by retraining.
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How robots are being used for deliveries to prepare for the holiday retail rush
New information:
- SHV1 in Shreveport is more than 3 million sq. ft. and uses nearly 1,000 robots while employing about 2,500 people.
- The facility contains nearly 15 miles of conveyor and Amazon says SHV1 is roughly 25% more efficient than other fulfillment centers.
- Named robots include Proteus (moves pallets/orders) and Cardinal (lifts packages up to 50 pounds); Amazon says humans still perform packing and final truck loading and that new robotics roles pay better and receive training.