Amazon used its Delivering the Future event on Thursday in the United Kingdom to make a series of major announcements for Europe, promising billions in new investment, thousands of jobs and a new generation of robots that could reshape the lives of consumers, warehouse workers and the wider logistics economy.
More than a hundred journalists and creators gathered at Amazon’s busiestwarehouse in Europe, LCY3, located in Dartford, to see how technology is already being used to speed up the journey from click to doorstep, and what else the American giant is bringing to the continent.
At more than 216,000 square metres, the facility delivers 4 million units per week, according to the company.
The massive facility gives the impression of an industrial amusement park, with 32 kilometres of conveyor belts carrying millions of boxes and totes above your head at warp speed, with warning and safety signs affixed to scaffolds throughout the building.
The LCY3 facility already uses robotics and AI software that Amazon says has helped employees work faster and safer.
