{"id":305565,"date":"2025-06-07T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=305565"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:27:30","slug":"amazon-tests-humanoid-robots-for-home-deliveries-with-rivian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/amazon-tests-humanoid-robots-for-home-deliveries-with-rivian\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Tests Humanoid Robots for Home Deliveries&#8230; with Rivian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a bold move towards the future of logistics, Amazon is set to begin testing humanoid robots to facilitate package deliveries directly to customers&#8217; doorsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The robots will be deployed from electric delivery vans manufactured by Rivian<\/strong>, which Amazon has committed to expanding from the current fleet of over 20,000 vans to a target of 100,000 by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prepare for this ambitious development, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/amazon-opens-a-new-laboratory-to-develop-artificial-intelligence-agents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Amazon has constructed a dedicated facility featuring a \u201chumanoid park\u201d\">Amazon has constructed a dedicated facility featuring a \u201chumanoid park\u201d<\/a>, designed to replicate real-world delivery environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: Amazon is preparing to test humanoid robots that deliver packages.<br><br>Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rocketalignment?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rocketalignment<\/a> \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xTiBGISWNH\">https:\/\/t.co\/xTiBGISWNH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Information (@theinformation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theinformation\/status\/1930428398574223385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amazon&#8217;s Next Step: Humanoid Robots Set to Transform Delivery Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, this indoor obstacle course is located at one of Amazon\u2019s San Francisco offices. The company plans to utilize a Rivian electric van on-site, allowing for comprehensive testing of how these robots will navigate from the vans to customer doorsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Amazon has extensive experience deploying autonomous robots in its logistics operations\u2014primarily in controlled warehouse settings\u2014its foray into humanoid robotics is comparatively nascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, humanoid robots from Agility Robotics have been used within Amazon&#8217;s fulfillment centers, highlighting a distinction between operating in closed environments versus engaging in open-field deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24AMZN&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$AMZN<\/a> is preparing to test Humanoid Robots for package delivery \ud83e\udd16 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xLrN21oPSt\">pic.twitter.com\/xLrN21oPSt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tradepal (@tradepal_app) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tradepal_app\/status\/1930425661857939826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new testing initiative will mark the first time Amazon evaluates humanoid robots for actual customer deliveries, with plans for \u201cfield trips\u201d to real-world locations already under discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company is exploring various humanoid options but has reportedly zeroed in on a model from Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm. In tandem, Amazon is developing proprietary software to operate these robots, leveraging technologies from Chinese companies such as DeepSeek-VL2 and Qwen\u2014suggesting a growing interplay between advanced robotics and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As they prepare for this next evolutionary step in package delivery, analysts speculate that Amazon&#8217;s innovations could set new standards for the logistics industry overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bold move towards the future of logistics, Amazon is set to begin testing humanoid robots to facilitate package deliveries directly to customers&#8217; doorsteps. The robots will be deployed from electric delivery vans manufactured by Rivian, which Amazon has committed to expanding from the current fleet of over 20,000 vans to a target of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/amazon-tests-humanoid-robots-for-home-deliveries-with-rivian\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Amazon Tests Humanoid Robots for Home Deliveries&#8230; with Rivian&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":305573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1067,8319,8532],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-305565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amazon","tag-ev","tag-rivian","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305574,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305565\/revisions\/305574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305565"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=305565"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=305565"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=305565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}