Amazon opens largest and most technologically advanced facility in Ottawa
Posted Oct 22, 2022 04:05:00 PM.
Amazon Canada's latest and most technologically advanced facility has opened in the west end of Ottawa.
Amazon Canada celebrated the opening of its newest and most advanced robotics facility, YOW3, in Barrhaven on Oct. 21.
The only facility of its kind in Canada, and one of only five around the world, Jawad Kamani, general manager of Amazon YOW3, told The Sam Laprade Show on Oct. 21 that currently 1,500 people have been hired to work at the new facility, and the plan is to have a total of 2,500 associates employed.
“It's been a long time coming, and we are exciting to be open and hiring,” he said.
The facility is more than 2.6 million square feet across four floors and will store up to 20 million items at a time.
Operating among these items are Amazon's ROBIN, RWC4, and Kermit robots, each designed to improve employee experience by enhancing safety and productivity. ROBIN is a robotic arm that can segment, grasp, manipulate, identify, and place a package onto a sort bot, improving the employee experience by supporting employees with repetitive tasks.
RWC4 is a robotic arm that sorts totes, the logistical units of an Amazon facility centre, by destination and builds pallets and Kermit is a trolley that focuses on towing empty totes throughout the facility and can adjust its speed and route as needed.
Listen to the full interview with Jawad Kamani below:
