Workers interact with Proteus, an autonomous robot used to carry carts full of packages to the delivery trucks, seen here at an Amazon fulfillment center in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images.
The robots are taking over at Amazon.
🤖 The online retail giant now has more than 1 million robots working in its warehouse facilities — and they're close to outnumbering humans, WSJ reported.
Between the lines: Robots are doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Literally. And for some existing workers, that's led to more advanced work and better pay overseeing systems.
Yes, but: They are also reducing the need for human jobs. The WSJ reported that the average number of Amazon employees per facility last year was the lowest it has been in 16 years.
