ManufacturerAmazon RoboticsRobot model · No. 3

Hercules

Warehouse & Logistics Robots · Logistics & Warehousing

CommercialUSA

Key factAutomatic Charging · Autonomous Docking

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Model details

Model specifications

Automatic ChargingYes

Autonomous DockingYes

AvailabilityInternal Commercial Deployment

AWS Cloud CoordinationYes

Battery TypeRechargeable Battery

Centralized Robot SchedulingYes

Downward Navigation CameraYes

Fleet ManagementYes

Fleet OperationYes

Fleet SizeHundreds of thousands deployed globally

Forward 3D CameraYes

Human DetectionYes

Inventory HandlingMobile Inventory Pods

Maximum Payload1,250 lb (567 kg)

Mobility TypeWheeled

Multi-Robot CoordinationYes

NationalityAmerican

NavigationStructured Grid Navigation

Navigation MethodEncoded Floor Marker Grid

Obstacle DetectionYes

Operating EnvironmentIndoor Warehouse

Robot CategoryUGV

Robot TypeInventory Transport AMR

RuntimeNot Publicly Available

Wi-FiYes

About the Hercules

The Amazon Robotics Hercules is a commercial Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) developed by Amazon Robotics for autonomous inventory transport inside Amazon fulfillment centers. Hercules is a fourth-generation robotic drive unit that autonomously lifts and transports entire inventory pods (mobile shelving units) weighing up to 1,250 lb (567 kg) throughout Amazon warehouses. It operates on a structured floor using encoded floor markers, cloud-based fleet coordination, onboard perception, and safety systems to deliver inventory to human workers and robotic workstations. Hercules is one of the most widely deployed warehouse robots in the world.

Typical applications: Logistics & Warehousing, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations.

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