Amazon is dropping more than $100 million into a fifth US robotics-manufacturing plant, this time a 585,000-square-foot facility in Greenwood, Indiana that will fabricate the parts, weldments and finished mobile robots that power the retailer's 300-plus fulfillment centers.
The Deal At A Glance
Announced September 24, 2026, the Greenwood investment will create roughly 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering roles paying an average of nearly $100,000 a year, well above the state's median wage. The plant is scheduled to open by 2028 and will churn out fabricated components, welded assemblies, powder-coated frames and complete robotic systems for shipment across North America.
Amazon's Manufacturing Push
Amazon has now built more than one million robots stateside, deployed in more than 300 buildings globally. Greenwood joins existing plants in North Reading, Massachusetts; Charleston, South Carolina; a Kentucky robotics campus and an announced Texas hub, taking the retailer's domestic robot-making footprint above two million square feet. "This is where the flywheel starts," VP of economic development Holly Sullivan told local officials.
Robots Land, Jobs Move Up The Stack
The Greenwood facility will make components for the newest generation of drive units, Sequoia storage systems and Sparrow-family robotic arms — hardware that Amazon says now handles about 75 percent of its packages. Analysts note the strategic timing: the announcement follows Amazon's MK30 drone deliveries push and Portland Prime Air permit, cementing a Physical-AI focused capex thesis heading into 2027.
Indiana Wins Another Tech Prize
Greenwood, a suburb of Indianapolis, edged out sites in Ohio and Kentucky. The state is pledging an as-yet-unspecified incentive package tied to Amazon's hiring milestones. Governor Mike Braun called the facility "the biggest advanced-manufacturing win Johnson County has ever landed." Amazon says construction begins in early 2027 and full production ramps through 2028.
Reporting based on coverage from Amazon Press Center, WISH-TV and Hoodline.