The automation arms race is heating up.

After less than six months on the job, Amazon has fired its latest warehouse robot. Launched in October 2025, Blue Jay was a multi-limbed robot intended to serve as "an extra set of hands" in the ...

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According to the Times, that same strategy would lead to 600,000 jobs Amazon wouldn’t need to hire by 2033. The Times’ reporting did not include any information about axing jobs for active Amazon ...

WESTBOROUGH – Whether it’s for an order of a pack of toothbrushes or a plush cat toy with a fluffy feather on it, machines used by Amazon warehouses are able to recognize the texture and shape of each ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon has put more than a million robots into its warehouses but none so far have been able to "talk" with human employees. However, a new ...

One of the headline projects of Amazon's Robotics division's 2025 slate, Blue Jay was initially hailed as the culmination of Amazon's foray into autonomous robotics. Development time was significantly ...