UPDATE Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. ET: This story includes a statement from Amazon responding to the New York Times article. Retail giant Amazon sees more robots and fewer human employees in its future, ...

Robotics hit limits: Amazon’s robots still struggle with irregular packages, meaning human workers remain essential for sorting, picking, and packing. Layoffs raise questions: Cuts to Amazon’s ...

Robots could soon outnumber their human counterparts at Amazon warehouses, as the online retail giant doubles down on its automated workforce, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal. Amazon ...

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One of the headline projects of Amazon's Robotics division's 2025 slate, Blue Jay was initially hailed as the culmination of Amazon's foray into autonomous robotics. Development time was significantly ...

Amazon made a lot of noise in October when it unveiled Blue Jay, a multi-armed warehouse robot built to speed up same-day deliveries. Just months later, the company quietly ended the program. The ...

Across the top floors of an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, about 10 miles south of Raleigh, the robots are already crowding out human workers. A sprawling robotic system in the middle of ...

A robot in Amazon’s fulfillment center follows an optimized path toward its target, guided by DeepFleet, the company’s new AI system designed to coordinate robotic traffic and reduce congestion on the ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

Some of the biggest players in logistics are bullish on robots—especially those that are integrated with artificial intelligence systems. Earlier this month, Amazon cut the ribbon on an AI-enabled, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ron Schmelzer covers AI and data best practices at Forbes since 2018 Amazon’s robotics group announced last week that it just hit ...