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Amazon will be using 10,000 robots in its warehouses by the end of the year | CNN
CEO Jeff Bezos told investors at a shareholder meeting Wednesday that he expects to significantly increase the number of robots used to fulfill customer orders. There are currently about 1,000 robot workers on Amazon floors. The increase won’t change the number of actual people employed, an Amazon spokeswoman said.
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Hallie Siegel
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Hallie Siegel
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