While some tasks are automated by robots in Amazon's vast warehouses, they still employ a large number of people, about 1.2 million in the U.S. alone. Internal documents obtained by The New York Times ...

Amazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and robotics, raising questions about the future of human workers. Amazon may soon ...

Is automation beneficial or detrimental? The impact of automation depends on your perspective—employer or employee. Rumours suggest Amazon is accelerating its push towards automation, aiming to ...

Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses. By Karen Weise Karen Weise reported from Shreveport, La., and has ...

Amazon's newest generation of warehouse robots is no longer a side experiment tucked into a few pilot facilities. The company now relies on automated systems across dozens of fulfillment and sortation ...

Flashy humanoid robots that have awed attendees at Web Summit in Lisbon this week are still far from revolutionising physical labour in factories and warehouses, Amazon's chief roboticist told AFP.