Amazon commits over $100M to Indiana plant for robotics supply chain
Amazon announced plans to invest more than $100 million in a 585,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, expected to create 300 jobs and open by 2028. The site will make products for Amazon's fulfillment and robotics network in North America, incorporating fabrication, robotic welding, automated powder coating, and assembly supported by AWS and AI systems. Amazon has manufactured over one million robots in the U.S. and operates more than one million robots in fulfillment centers globally.
Amazon's Greenwood site is slated to open in 2028 and is expected to employ 300 people in manufacturing and engineering roles. The 585,000-square-foot plant will combine metal fabrication, robotic welding, automated powder coating, and assembly, with AWS and AI-driven systems coordinating production.
The Indiana project follows an August Texas robotics manufacturing investment. Amazon says it has built over one million U.S.-made robots, deployed at more than 300 sites worldwide, where they help workers handle 75% of customer orders. Its fulfillment centers already run more than one million robots for putting away, retrieving, sorting, and moving goods inside facilities.
The Indiana investment may create skilled local jobs and strengthen regional manufacturing, while increasing automation in Amazon's network could change work tasks for warehouse employees. Consumers might see faster or more reliable fulfillment, though communities may weigh job quality, training needs, and local infrastructure demands. The facility's reliance on AWS and AI could also influence how smaller suppliers and workers adapt to advanced production tools.