Should companies replace human workers with robots? New study takes a closer look

Amazon layoffs robots replacing 600000 workers: Amazon layoffs: Is Amazon replacing humans with robots? Leaked docs reveal company's plan to replace 600,000 workers with robots by 2027

Amazon layoffs just took a futuristic turn. Leaked internal documents suggest the company could replace 600,000 U.S. jobs with robots by 2027 — part of a $12.6 billion automation drive. By 2027, around 160,000 warehouse roles may vanish as machines take over picking and packing. Amazon says it’s not a mass firing — just “efficiency.” But the data paints a different story: fewer human hands, more robots, and a rapidly changing future of work.

Should companies replace human workers with robots? New study takes a closer look

Written By Anthony Borrelli. Edited by Ayaz Khan.Binghamton University School of Management researchers show how companies create more value through human-robot collaboration.Image: Simon Kadula / UnsplashLast year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon’s robotics team’s ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company’s operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to pass cost savings onto customers, it was a s…