Amazon's expanding fleet of robots includes: Hercules, a lifter capable of handling 1,250 pounds; Pegasus, which sorts packages on conveyor belts; and Proteus, the company's first fully autonomous robot able to operate directly alongside people.

The company announced Monday that it deployed its millionth bot to begin operations in a fulfillment center in Japan. Amazon's ambitions for robot use have long surpassed utilizing them for delivery service.

Amazon announced its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model.

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