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It hits me, sitting on the bridge, that I live at the end of an era. I watch container ships come over the horizon, men steer the ship into the harbor and begin to unload the countless tons of goods, which were each sourced, assembled, manufactured in a different corner of the world. I’m struck by the frightening vision of a world that is... See more
will depuex.comNow some 75% of Amazon’s global deliveries are assisted in some way by robotics, the company said
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The announcements are the latest in a yearslong effort by Amazon to automate more warehouse tasks, an effort that began with the company’s $775 million acquisition of Kiva Systems in 2012. Around three-quarters of Amazon’s deliveries are in some way assisted by robots, the company has said.