Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center Tour - Part 1

Welcome to the Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center Tour - Part 1!

​“You may have heard of the company Amazon before. You may have seen Amazon trucks delivering packages around your neighborhood!

Today we’re going to take a virtual field trip to the fulfillment centers where Amazon fulfills and sends out customer orders to learn about how computer science makes it all possible.” 

“As we begin the tour, let’s think about what you may already know. When I go to the next slide you’ll have 2 minutes to type your answers to the following question.

After someone clicks ‘order’ on Amazon.com, what do you think is the next thing that happens?"

Open Ended

After a customer clicks order on Amazon.com, what do you think is the next thing that happens?

“We’re going to answer our first trivia question. When I hit next, you’ll answer the question

“What was the shortest recorded Amazon delivery (from the customer clicking buy to the order being in their hand)?”

Poll

What was the shortest recorded Amazon delivery (from the customer clicking buy to the order being in their hand)?

• Under 3 min

• Under 30 min

• Under 1 hour

• Under 3 hours

“Let’s get back to the tour to learn more about the ordering and fulfillment process.”

“When I hit next, you’ll answer the question,

“How does Amazon arrange items in the warehouse and in the pods to stay organized?”

You may or may not know the answer, but after the question, we’ll learn the answer!”

Poll

How does Amazon arrange items in the warehouse and in the pods to stay organized?

• Randomly - no organization method.

• By their purpose(cleaning supplies, sports items, clothes, etc).

• By their color (orange items, green items, blue items).

• Alphabetically - by name.

“Let’s go learn how items are organized and how the correct items get selected in the Fulfillment Center!”

“We saw at the beginning of the tour how enormous the fulfillment centers are! Each robotics FC is a slightly different size, but they all have a conveyor system.

How many miles of conveyor belt do you think are in the Fulfillment Center in New Jersey?”

Poll

How many miles of conveyor belt do you think are in the Fulfillment Center in New Jersey?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 30

“After your item is picked, it has to get packed into a box!

Let’s learn how robotics, computer science, and people work together to get items packed.”

“Amazon packages come in all different size boxes and types of packaging. When I press ‘Got it!/Next!’ you’ll answer the question how do you think a packer chooses the most efficient box for packing? 

Poll

How does a packer choose the most efficient box for packing?

• Years of training with the experts at our Packing Dojo

• Following on screen commands based on previously recorded item measurements

• Using rulers & tape measures on each item & working out math for each order

• Pick the box which simply looks big enough

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​Congrats, you have completed part 1 of the Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center virtual tour.

We will do part 2 during our next class.....

Have a great day!!!!