Amazon RoboticsDeployedUnited StatesUnited States

Amazon Robotics Hercules

Low-profile drive unit that slides under inventory pods, lifts up to 1,250 lb and carries them to pickers.

Official page on aboutamazon.com
64
Robo2u Score
567 kg
Payload

Robo2u Score (0 to 100) = 35% maturity + 30% capability (DoF and payload, percentile vs the field) + 15% recency + 10% runtime + 10% availability. A spec the maker doesn't publish scores below the median. Computed from the columns shown. Scored against other wheeled amr robots.

Specifications

MakerAmazon Robotics · company profile, market cap
Form factorWheeled AMR
OriginUnited StatesUnited States
StatusDeployed
Payload567 kg
Use casesGoods-to-person, Inventory pod transport

Not yet published by the maker or not yet verified: release date, weight, degrees of freedom, top speed, runtime, price.

Sources

  1. aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-hercules-robot
  2. amazon.science/latest-news/amazon-robotics-autonomous-drive-units-hercules-pegasus-xanthus-xbot

Added to the database 2026-09-24. Dataset updated 2026-09-24. Also available as JSON at /api/robots.

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