Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics

Amazon is launching a new AI research group within its consumer products division to focus on developing agentic AI, aiming to create self-aware or goal-oriented systems. Located in Lab126, home to its hardware R&D efforts behind products like the Echo and Kindle, this group will collaborate with hardware teams to enhance Amazon's robotics capabilities and improve warehouse robots' skills. The move underscores Amazon's strategic expansion into advanced AI technologies for operational efficiency.