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Amazon Discontinues Blue Jay Robot, Launches Orbital System
2/18/2026
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Story summary
- Amazon has discontinued its Blue Jay warehouse robot due to costs.
- The robot aimed to boost productivity in same-day delivery warehouses.
- Employees involved have been reassigned to other initiatives.
- Parts of Blue Jay’s technology will feed a new modular system, Orbital.
- The first Orbital facility is planned to open in 2027.
