Amazon pulled the plug on Blue Jay, its high-profile warehouse robot, in January 2026, barely three months after the system was introduced at a splashy company event. The rapid shutdown of a project ...

Amazon has shelved the picking system months after launch, reallocating staff and repurposing the technology for new automation programs across its network.

Amazon has dismantled a robot for warehouse use after only a few months. The technology is to be further developed.