The 3 million-square-foot distribution center in Shreveport, La., demonstrates the limits of automation in big logistics ...

As Amazon expands use of warehouse robots, what will it mean for workers? - Amazon has introduced a handful of robots in its ...

warehouse where the company had integrated ... How do you think about the impact of automation on Amazon’s workforce as you’re developing the technology? With the technology we’ve deployed ...

However, automation also carries drawbacks for workers, who would have to be retrained for new positions if the robots made their roles obsolete. In October, Amazon held an event at a Nashville, ...

Despite the rise in automation, warehouses remain big employers ... packages and placing them into the appropriate cart at an Amazon warehouse near Nashville.CreditCredit...Stacy Kranitz for ...

The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items ...

This is absolutely Amazon tooting their own horn, but if you have been curious about what exactly such robots do, and how exactly they help a busy warehouse work better, it’s a good summary with ...