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Amazon opened its Stone Mountain, Georgia warehouse to the public, offering a rare glimpse of the robots that now assist human pickers and stowers. The tour revealed only a handful of mobile shelf‑moving units, a single palletising arm, and a label‑printing robot, underscoring that humans remain central to operations. Company spokespeople defended regular break policies while internal documents disclosed ambitions to automate 75% of Amazon’s fulfillment network by 2027. CEO Andy Jassy has warned that AI will soon trim the corporate workforce, signaling a broader shift toward automation across the company.

UK science minister Patrick Vallance announced that AI‑driven robotics will reshape warehouse and factory jobs, calling it the first wave of a broader transformation. The government is allocating £52 million to new robotics hubs and expanding the Regulatory Innovation Office’s remit...