But the boxing machines are already proving helpful to Amazon. Amazon has started installing robots to pack orders in warehouses, in a move that will reportedly remove two human jobs at each warehouse and save the company $48.7 million 10 years from each machine. It said the job cuts would be achieved through non-replacement in high-turnover jobs, rather than laying people off. It has already tried robot fulfilment at a small number of its warehouses, and is now reported to be installing 24 Amazon machines, from Italian company CMC, at more warehouses. Other retailing companies are also testing CMC packing equipment.
Amazon has started installing robots to pack orders in warehouses, in a move that will reportedly remove two human jobs at each warehouse and save the company $48.7 million 10 years from each machine. It said the job cuts would be achieved through non-replacement in high-turnover jobs, rather than laying people off. It has already tried robot fulfilment at a small number of its warehouses, and is now reported to be installing 24 Amazon machines, from Italian company CMC, at more warehouses. Other retailing companies are also testing CMC packing equipment.