The robotics system is called Blue Jay, and Amazon said it's already being deployed in one of its South Carolina warehouses.

Amazon, the second-largest private employer in the world, with 1.5 million workers, is accelerating its use of warehouse robots as part of a major automation drive, The New York Times reported on Monday. The move could replace 600,000 human jobs that would have existed by 2033.

At the Milpitas delivery center, NBC Bay Area’s Scott Budman got a preview of the next generation of Amazon robotics called "Bluejay.” A New York Times report cites documents that suggest Amazon will replace close to 160,000 humans with robots over the next few years.

ALCOA, Tenn. — While most people are asleep, nearly 2,000 workers are busy inside Amazon’s TYS1 fulfillment center in Alcoa, ensuring packages are processed and ready for delivery. The TYS1 facility is Amazon’s first robotics sort center in East ...

Every day, 24/7, robots in Amazon’s Stone Mountain fulfillment warehouse help sort thousands of items that churn across rumbling conveyor belts. Now, those who are curious can see the machine that is the four-story, 640,000-square-foot Stone Mountain ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Amazon's Spokane center is testing a new AI robot arm to help get orders to customers faster. The robot is called "Vulcan." It sorts products in the warehouse before they go into packages. The Spokane facility is the second in the world ...

The facility's hundreds of robots and miles of automated conveyor belts help employees fulfill thousands of orders each day.

Amazon's Connecticut footprint already includes six fulfillment and sorting centers, 10 delivery stations, 13 Whole Foods Market locations, and seven on-site solar energy locations. Other facilities are located in Cromwell, North Haven, Wallingford, and Windsor.

Amazon will be opening a new robotics fulfillment center in Wilmington. The company will be hosting a ceremonial groundbreaking event on Wednesday, March 12. News of the new facility was first reported by WECT in Wilmington. Other WRAL Top Stories Amazon ...