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Amazon Now Has 1 Million Robots Steadily Pushing Humans Out


Do the robots get their own bottles to pee in?

According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant has officially deployed more than one million robots in warehouse facilities and fulfillment centers. A study conducted by the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Urban Economic Development found that 41% of Amazon warehouse workers have suffered an injury on the job and nearly seven in 10 have taken unpaid time off to recover. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also found that Amazon facilities regularly fail to keep workers safe and expose them to high-risk conditions.

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