# Amazon unveils upgraded AI-powered mobile robot for its warehouses.

*robotics · news · 2026-06-05 · The Hindu*

## Key points

- Amazon unveiled an upgraded Proteus robot that responds to conversational prompts for warehouse tasks.
- The next-generation Proteus can operate across entire warehouse floors and launches in Europe in 2027.
- Amazon introduced STARK, a tote-handling robot, set for deployment at 15 European sites by 2027.
- Vulcan is Amazon's first robot equipped with a sense of touch, also showcased at the event.
- Alexa+ AI assistant will expand to 10 additional countries in 2027 as part of Amazon's strategy.

Amazon on Thursday unveiled ​an upgraded AI-powered mobile robot for its warehouses ⁠that can respond to conversational prompts, as part of a €10 billion ($11.6 billion) investment in its European fulfilment network. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant ‌showcased the next-generation Proteus robot at its “Delivering the Future” event at its Dartford fulfilment centre east ‌of London, as it works to speed up ‌deliveries. The ⁠current Proteus, deployed at 25 U.S. sites, ⁠operates only in dock areas, moving carts weighing up to nearly 400 kg. The new version, ​due in Europe in ‌the first half of 2027, can operate across warehouse floors and marks a shift in how employees interact with robots. “You tell it what needs to be ‌done. It figures out the priority, the route, the ​timing,” said Scott Dresser, vice president of Amazon Robotics. Amazon also showcased STARK, a robotic ⁠tote-handling system first piloted in Barcelona and set to roll out to 15 European sites by 2027, and Vulcan, ‌its first robot with a sense of touch. Amazon said it will launch more than 25 sub-same-day delivery sites across Europe this year, including in Britain and Germany. Amazon Now, its ultra-fast essentials delivery service, will expand to Manchester and Birmingham in Britain. It said same-day ‌delivery for fresh groceries is now available in more than 2,300 ​U.S. cities and parts of Tokyo, with further expansion planned in Japan, Britain and other countries ⁠in the coming months. Amazon also said Alexa+, its next-generation ⁠AI assistant, will launch in 10 additional countries in 2027. In February, Amazon forecast a more than ‌50% jump in capital expenditure to $200 billion this year, joining its peers in a spending spree to ​ramp up AI infrastructure.

**Companies:** Amazon
**Countries:** United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Japan

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