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Amazon Shuts Down Blue Jay Sortation Robot Project After Just Six Months
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Amazon Shuts Down Blue Jay Sortation Robot Project After Just Six Months

Amazon pulled the plug on its Blue Jay robotics project just six months after unveiling it in October 2025. Blue Jay was designed to pick, stow, and consolidate about 75% of all items at Amazon's fulfillment sites, effectively collapsing three assembly lines into one. Despite the ambitious scope, Amazon reassigned many employees from the project to other fulfillment initiatives. The company framed it as part of its rapid experimentation process — Blue Jay moved from concept to production in about a year, faster than earlier projects like Robin and the touch-sensing Vulcan robot. Amazon has deployed over 1 million robots across its operations and continues investing in warehouse automation.

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