Imagine this: an Amazon Rivian Ev Whisper-Quiet Delivery Truck stops at your front door, and even before the driver has a chance to go out, the back of the van unfolds upwards and will take out a robot wearing a package at your door.
It looks like science fiction fabric, but this reality can be closer than we think, according to a new report InformationWho says that Amazon is already performing tests.
Instead of humanoid robots take the jobs of the Amazon delivery team, humanoid robots would work in tandem with human drivers. The robots sat down silently at the back, and when it is time for the delivery of packages, they would find the box, opened the door and went carefully to your home.
Amazon was going to perform tests and deliveries in a specially created “humanoid park”, which we assume that we will help recreate some of the obstacles that the humanoid robot could encounter, such as cars, people, dogs, small wild animals, lawn chips, porch lamps, porch swings … You have the idea.
The information also reports that Amazon could use large models of language (LLMS) to help humanoid robots to manage what is likely to be a difficult to predict environment. The houses are not all cookies, after all. The doors, the steps, the lawns and even the distances at the entrance doors are all different. It is unlikely that Amazon can program these robots to anticipate each unexpected obstacle, but LLM can train them to manage a much wider variety without knowing the specificities of each.
There is no mention of the robots that speak to Amazon customers, but with the investment of Amazon in Claude AI of Anthropic, an Amazon Bavard humanoid delivery bot seems possible.
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As for which Amazon robots could use, it has already tested the figure of agility robotics in a factory parameter. I think it is unlikely, however, that Amazon uses this robot to complete deliveries at home. Its strange appearance, which includes bird -shaped legs or back, could be somewhat off -putting for the average Amazon client.
There is a more important problem with this type of robot. I saw a figure in action at CES 2025 and, although impressive, it was painfully slow in most tasks. If you’ve already seen your Amazon delivery man leave the truck, jump in the back, rush with your package and run to your steps before capturing a photo for delivery proof, then running to the next house, you know that a humanoid a Amazon better food processor is fast.
There are other humanoid robots options in societies like Boston Dynamics and its electric atlas. There are speed and cardboard skills (see above), but there is no calendar for commercial adoption. UNITEE G1 can karate, but it is probably too small to transport larger Amazon packages.
According to the information report, there is a feeling that the equipment can be the easy part, because, once they have the training in place, they can easily transfer it from a version of the Amazon delivery robot to another, ostensibly better, while improving this delivery algorithm.
I asked Amazon a comment and will update this story if and when the company responds.
Amazon has a robot delivery experience. It uses drones (mainly flying robots) to deliver packages since 2022. These mainly fly small packages, then lower them carefully in your backyard before flying away. It is not a service that Amazon offers everywhere.
None of this means that Amazon’s humanoid robots will offer packages anytime soon. Tests and development can take years, but if you add the possibility of future driver -free Rivian electric vehicles, the combination of an autonomous car at the front and a ready -to -use robot is a potentially expensive combination for Amazon. The way delivery staff and customers may feel is another matter.
