A2Z Development Center, Inc., operating as Lab126, is an American research and development and computer hardware company. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.. Founded in 2004 by Gregg Zehr, previously of Palm, Lab126 is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The "126" in its name refers to the arrow in the Amazon logo, which points from A (the 1st letter of the alphabet) to Z (the 26th letter). As of 2025, Lab126 had approximately 5,538 employees, with an estimated annual revenue of $2.1 billion.
Lab126 specializes in the design, engineering, and testing of innovative consumer electronic devices for Amazon. Its major product lines include the Amazon Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, and the Amazon Echo smart speakers with Alexa voice assistant. The company has also developed the Fire Phone and the Amazon Astro home robot. Their work involves integrating hardware, software, and services, with a focus on areas like physical AI and robotics.
In terms of patent litigation, A2Z Development Center, Inc. d/b/a Lab126 appears to act as an operating company participating in defensive intellectual property actions. The company has been involved in 1 tracked case, where it is listed as a plaintiff and has no defendant cases. This sole case, Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v. VB Assets, LLC, took place in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2020. In this specific case, A2Z Development Center, Inc. was a petitioner alongside other Amazon entities, challenging a patent asserted by VB Assets, LLC in a related district court case.