Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Is Hiring More Humans And Robots To Fuel Retail Expansion
The sprawling Amazon fulfillment center in DuPont, Washington, seems more like the set of a science fiction flick than a warehouse crammed with consumer goods. Thousands of bright orange robots haul heavy stacks of pallets and packages across the slick concrete floor, while hulking yellow robotic arms retrieve and return inventory to sky-high shelves.
Apr-10-2016, 13:30:45 GMT
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