Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What’s next for human employees?

Amazon runs more than one million robots in its warehouses, mostly wheeled machines that bring shelving pods to workers instead of making people walk the aisles. Newer robots like Proteus use sensors to move safely around people, and Amazon says machines take on the most physically punishing tasks. Researchers warn that robots working close to people can set the pace of the job.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by Ars Technica.