Amazon Plans to Replace 500,000 Jobs with Robots: Inside the E-Commerce Giant's Automation Strategy

Oct 23, 2025 12:19 am CST

Amazon is moving toward automating 75% of its warehouse operations, potentially eliminating the need for 600,000 new hires by 2033 despite projected sales growth. Internal documents reveal cost-saving strategies, careful public relations planning, and a significant shift toward robotic processing that began with the company's $775 million acquisition of Kiva robotics in 2012.