About Amazon Fulfilment Centres

What are the three stages Amazon follow to get things to their customers?

• Stop, Look, Listen

• Think, Scan, Post

• Pick, Pack, Ship

• Blood, Sweat, Tears

What are robots, scanners, computer keyboards and label printers all examples of?

• Algorithm

• Software

• Hardware

• Database

Amazon's system tracks robots. Each robot scans _________ on the floor.

What are the missing words?

• Grid lines

• QR codes

• Picture patterns

• Customer recipts

At Amazon, what does SLAM stand for?

• smile, live, amazon, market

• system, link, algorithm, make

• scan, label, apply, manifest

People working for Amazon create systems, software and hardware to get things to customers quickly.

What is their job type?

• Engineer

• Scientist

• Teacher

• Postman

Why do Amazon robot engineers wear a bright sensor on their jacket when they fix things on the robotic field?

• It looks good

• To keep them safe

• To light their way

• It's part of their uniform

What are database, code and algorithm all examples of?

• System

• Hardware

• Software

• Robot

Amazon stores and organises items randomly in each fulfilment centre.

Why?

• To slow the robots down

• They like to confuse the robots

• They want to test the robots

• To prevent robot traffic jams

Storing and organising items randomly does not cause any problems.

Why?

• Robots are smarter than humans

• Amazon software knows where each item is

• Robots are quick

• Amazon staff know where each item is by heart

Why do Amazon use a database of all the measurements of every item they sell?

• To make sure each item is packed in the right sized box

• The robots need to know this information to find things

• So they know how much storage space they need in each FC