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JD.com x Robotics Industry (3M Robot + 1M AV Procurement Plan)

JD.com announced a five-year procurement plan covering 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles, and 100,000 drones. Founder Richard Liu said robots could replace all 700,000 delivery workers. JD.com already operates fully autonomous warehouses with AI robots. This represents the largest single robotics procurement commitment in history.

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Type: deployment
Status: Announcedoperating
Announced: 2025-10-01
12 months ago
Active for: 12 months

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JD.com · deployer
Robotics Industry · technology provider

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https://www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/automation-ai/jdcom-founder-says-robots-could-replace-all-700000-delivery-workers/394593

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