
Amazon Robotics develops software using artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate processes. They built the detection system, a deep-learning-based computer vision system trained on video examples. They provide amazon web services to help data scientists and developers build and train machine learning models.

Amazon Robotics develops software using artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate processes. They built the detection system, a deep-learning-based computer vision system trained on video examples. They provide amazon web services to help data scientists and developers build and train machine learning models.
Company: Amazon Robotics (originally Kiva Systems) — Amazon's in-house robotics and fulfillment-automation division
Core focus: Designs, builds, and deploys warehouse robots and AI systems for fulfillment centers
Founding / origin: Origins from Kiva Systems (founders Mick Mountz, Pete Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea); acquired by Amazon in 2012
Funding status: Operates as an internal Amazon division; prior external rounds were as Kiva Systems (not a standalone funded company post-acquisition)
Warehouse automation, fulfillment efficiency, robotics-enabled logistics
Robotics / Warehouse Automation
6.5M
Investors listed include Bain Capital Ventures, Meakem Becker Venture Capital, and Sharon Knight