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Amazon is nearing a milestone where its number of warehouse robots matches its human workforce, now surpassing 1 million machines deployed, according to The Wall Street Journal. The rapid automation has accelerated order processing, cut labor demands, and transformed warehouse jobs from manual labor to tech-focused roles. Nearly 75% of global deliveries now involve robotics, and newer fulfillment centers ship products 25% faster with fewer workers. Amazon is training over 700,000 employees for higher-skilled roles in robotics and mechatronics, but hiring has slowed, and average warehouse staffing is at a 16-year low. Amazon is introducing artificial intelligence in its warehouses to optimize operations and plans to reduce its overall workforce in the coming years. As the second-largest U.S. private employer, Amazon’s widespread use of robotics highlights the accelerating impact of automation on industries and labor markets nationwide.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Amazon is nearing a milestone where its number of warehouse robots matches its human workforce,
00:07now surpassing 1 million machines deployed, according to the Wall Street Journal.
00:11Rapid automation has accelerated order processing, cut labor demands,
00:15and transformed warehouse jobs from manual labor to tech-focused roles.
00:19Nearly 75% of global deliveries now involve robotics,
00:22and newer fulfillment centers ship products 25% faster with fewer workers.
00:26Amazon is trading over 700,000 employees for higher-skill roles in robotics and mechatronics.
00:32The hiring has slowed, and average warehouse staffing is at a 16-year low.
00:36Amazon is introducing artificial intelligence in its warehouses to optimize operations
00:40and plans to reduce its overall workforce in the coming years.
00:44As the second-largest U.S. private employer, Amazon's widespread use of robotics
00:48highlights the accelerating impact of automation on industries and labor markets nationwide.
00:52For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
00:56For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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