2022年10月7日

大約三年前推出的自動駕駛機器人Scout的工作已經停止。西雅圖——亞馬遜(AMAZON.COM)正在停止對其家庭送貨機器人的測試，這是這家電子商務巨頭在銷售增長放緩之際開始逐步結束實驗項目的最新跡象。據一位知情人士透露，大約三年前推出的自動駕駛機器人Scout的研發工作已經暫停。亞馬遜發言人艾麗莎·卡羅爾(Alisa Carroll)表示，童軍團隊正在被解散，公司將為他們提供新的工作機會。據這位知情人士透露，全球約有400人在這個項目上工作。一個骨幹團隊將繼續考慮自主機器人的想法，但目前的迭代並不奏效。2019年，亞馬遜開始在西雅圖郊外的人行道上測試這些尺寸更酷的機器人，然後將試驗範圍擴大到南加州、喬治亞州和田納西州。在測試過程中，這些移動緩慢的設備由人工陪同，被設計成在前門停下來，然後打開蓋子，讓顧客拿起包裹。亞馬遜表示，這些由電池供電的機器人是其配送業務減少溫室氣體排放努力的一部分。就在幾個月前，亞馬遜還在測試這些設備的社區舉行見麵會。 Sean Scott, the vice president who oversaw the robot's development, left the company last year, according to his LinkedIn profile. Under chief executive officer Andy Jassy, Amazon is adjusting to slowing growth in its core retail group, delaying some investments and pulling the plug on others. The company has a reputation for backing radical experiments that can take years to come to fruition, a roster that includes cashierless stores, flying delivery drones and a satellite constellation that promises to beam internet access around the world. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Amazon was discontinuing Amazon Glow, a kids-focused video calling device. The company has also frozen hiring for its corporate retail teams and is winding down Amazon Care, its startup telehealth service. BLOOMBERG More On This Topic