The layoffs are separate from Amazon's broader cuts announced in January that impacted more than 16,000 corporate workers.

Amazon cut at least 100 positions in its robotics unit, continuing a sweeping corporate downsizing tied to artificial intelligence efficiencies and cost controls.

The division that was axed on Tuesday is responsible for designing robots and other conveyances, primarily in warehouses, writes Reuters.

Amazon's e-commerce operations rely on thousands of robots to automate warehouse operations. Still, this division hasn't avoided job cuts.

Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN has reportedly cut additional jobs in its robotics division. Robotics Unit Hit By Latest Layoffs Amazon has laid off employees in its robotics organization, Reuters reported on ...

Amazon will soon use more robots in its warehouses than human employees — with more than 1 million machines already deployed across facilities, according to a report. Many of these robots cover the ...

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Amazon Robotics grounded the Blue Jay project after only six months, redirecting resources to other fulfillment projects.

Amazon layoffs are back in focus after leaked internal documents revealed plans to replace up to 600,000 U.S. workers with robots by 2027. The automation blueprint shows Amazon targeting 75% robotic ...

Amazon's workforce may start to look a little less human in a few years. The New York Times reports that the company plans to avoid adding more than half a million jobs by 2033 by putting more robots ...