Sunday, October 6

Amazon Builds a Fulfillment Center in Miami Operated Mainly by Robots

Amazon has opened its first logistics center in Florida operated mainly by robots. Through an intelligent system , capable of identifying the packages and preparing them for distribution, the distributors also simplify their work so that the deliveries are made in a much more effective way.

Despite having requested a reaction from Amazon on several occasions to talk Regarding these projects , so far Impremedia has not received a response from the Amazon communications team. Speaking to WPLG , the local Miami station that did have access to the facilities, the operations manager of Amazon, Paul Clemons, explained that “this is a totally different system than we have had. It’s exciting. ”

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The Miami logistics center, which has some 300 robotic units that can carry up to a thousand pounds of packages , there are some 60 employees who organize in shifts to take care of the operation the 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

The Mayor of Pembroke Pines , the town where this operations center has been built, celebrated the investment made by the company due to the economic impact it may have on the community . “The city is made up of half industrial businesses, a quarter commercial businesses, and a quarter affordable residential housing,” said Geoffrey Jacobs.