Facepalm: Amazon has responded to reports that the company aims to replace 600,000 US warehouse workers with robots by 2033. Predictably, it's trying to put a positive spin on the news, claiming that ...

Amazon is the second-largest employer in the world, with 1.5 million workers. A new report shows that Amazon will not have to hire 600,000 people by 2033, thanks to robots and automation. Amazon ...

Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations. Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has ...

It’s hard to think of any other company that has shaped the labor market as much as Amazon has over the past two decades. Now, internal documents and interviews obtained by the New York Times point to ...

The Blue Jay robot’s ‘extra set of hands’ probably means Amazon’s warehouses will require fewer human hands. The Blue Jay robot’s ‘extra set of hands’ probably means Amazon’s warehouses will require ...

Over the years, Amazon has utilized robots and technology advancements to make its warehouses more efficient and lower its operating costs to help lower costs for consumers and improve operating ...

Amazon is planning to replace more than half a million jobs in the US with robots, according to a new report. Warehouse automation will enable the e-commerce giant to avoid hiring over 600,000 people ...

Amazon has spent years automating its warehouses with robots. Its mechanical workforce is more than one million strong, rivaling the size of its human workforce of some 1.56 million people. Robots, in ...

Let's be real: Robots doing the grunt work at Amazon warehouses is nothing new; they've been sorting and moving packages for over a decade. But that was just the beginning. Amazon is now reportedly ...

The arrival of new robots, especially to places like Amazon delivery centers, has sparked a big debate. Some say they are stealing human jobs while others argue they’re creating a bigger market for ...

UPDATE Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. ET: This story includes a statement from Amazon responding to the New York Times article. Referencing employee interviews and internal documents, the Times found that the ...

Amazon says the leaked data, reported on by The New York Times, does not reflect the company's full strategy. Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be ...