Amazon is pushing automation deeper into its India operations, rolling out robotics systems across its fulfillment centers in the country, according to the Free Press Journal.
The expansion includes technology such as SLAM — short for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping — a navigation system that allows robots to orient themselves and move through warehouse environments without relying on fixed guides or tracks.
Amazon is also deploying autonomous robots like Proteus, a mobile drive unit designed to move through fulfillment centers alongside human workers. Unlike earlier generations of warehouse robots that required people to stay out of their zones, Proteus is built to operate in shared spaces.
The move is part of a broader push by Amazon to make its India logistics network faster and more efficient. Fulfillment centers — the massive warehouses where orders are picked, packed, and shipped — are a core bottleneck in e-commerce delivery times, and automation is increasingly how large players are trying to squeeze out delays and costs.
India represents one of the world's fastest-growing e-commerce markets, making operational efficiency there increasingly strategic for Amazon as it competes with local rivals. The expansion signals that the same warehouse technology Amazon has deployed in the United States and Europe is now being systematically brought to its India footprint — a sign that automated logistics is becoming a global standard, not just a Western one.