Georgia Tech and Amazon have launched the Georgia Tech-Amazon Science Hub, expanding a decade-long research relationship between the university and technology company. Through the new hub, Amazon will fund joint research projects and community-building initiatives.
The initial research areas will focus on autonomous systems, next-generation logistics infrastructure, and low-Earth-orbit communications.
The collaboration will bring together Georgia Tech faculty and Amazon scientists across multiple scientific disciplines.
The hub will also host symposia and workshops connecting researchers from both organizations and the broader Atlanta technology community.
Community outreach initiatives will broaden participation among interdisciplinary scholars and innovators.
Georgia Tech is also joining the Fauna Robotics ecosystem and will use the company’s Sprout research platform to investigate how humans and robots can live, work, and play alongside one another.
Researchers can use Sprout to study areas including mobility, perception, manipulation, and human-robot interaction.
The collaboration builds on Georgia Tech’s research expertise in robotics and engineering and Amazon’s work in artificial intelligence and on-device intelligence.
Amazon has invested more than $30 billion in Georgia since 2010 and supports more than 30,000 full- and part-time jobs in the state.
Its research and technology teams in the Atlanta area work across areas including supply-chain optimization, logistics technology and cloud computing.
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“The most meaningful breakthroughs happen when intelligent hardware and thoughtful software come together to genuinely help people. Georgia Tech’s world-class expertise in robotics and engineering, paired with Amazon’s work in on-device intelligence and artificial intelligence, will accelerate our understanding of systems that can both respond to prompts and anticipate customer needs. I’m excited to see how this collaboration advances the science of how humans and intelligent machines work together.”
Tapas Roy, Vice President of Device Software and Services at Amazon
“Georgia Tech and Amazon have worked together for years across research, technology, and student development. This new hub puts our partnership to work for Georgia. It connects research, education, and industry in ways that will strengthen our state’s innovation economy and create new opportunities for our students.”
Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice President for Research at Georgia Tech
