Amazon recently abandoned an innovative robotic line that it had deployed last year in an effort to streamline some of its warehouse operations.

The layoffs are separate from Amazon's broader cuts announced in January that impacted more than 16,000 corporate workers.

Amazon cut at least 100 positions in its robotics unit, continuing a sweeping corporate downsizing tied to artificial intelligence efficiencies and cost controls.

The division that was axed on Tuesday is responsible for designing robots and other conveyances, primarily in warehouses, writes Reuters.

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it laid off staff across its robotics unit, ...

Amazon's e-commerce operations rely on thousands of robots to automate warehouse operations. Still, this division hasn't avoided job cuts.

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Amazon has laid off more than 100 employees from its robotics division as part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations ...

Just months after calling Blue Jay a core warehouse technology, the company shelved it as part of a broader shift in how its fulfillment network will work.

Robots have been a staple at Amazon warehouses for more than a decade, performing tasks formerly completed by humans, including picking, sorting and moving packages. Now, Amazon plans to make human ...

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