Inside Project Kobe: Amazon's plan to build Walmart-style supercenters powered by warehouse robots and AI

Amazon is moving deeper into Walmart's territory with a new kind of supercenter. Internal documents show how that strategy is taking shape.

The e-commerce giant is planning to build a number of large-format stores that combine a Walmart-style supercenter with a robotics-powered warehouse, including previously unreported locations, according to internal documents obtained by Business Insider.

The effort, known internally as Project Kobe, is one of Amazon's most ambitious attempts yet to remake physical retail. The stores combine grocery and general merchandise with an automated fulfillment center embedded in the back, designed to handle in-store shopping, pickup, and delivery from the same building.

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