Hercules, a lifter capable of handling 1,250 pounds; Pegasus, which sorts packages on conveyor belts; and Proteus, the company's first fully autonomous robot able to operate directly alongside people.

Amazon hits 1 million robots across 300 sites, boosting efficiency by 10%, as automation grows and human jobs in tech and logistics face mounting pressure.

Amazon is on the cusp of using more robots, over one million of them, than humans in its warehouses around the world in an effort to improve productivity.

Amazon will soon use more robots in its warehouses than human employees — with more than 1 million machines already deployed across facilities, according to a report. Many of these robots cover the heavy lifting involved in warehouse work,

Amazon has now deployed its one-millionth warehouse robot and announced that every machine in its fleet will run on a new generative AI model. The move comes as many technology firms are trimming staff and warning that automation could replace human roles.

The company, which just deployed its one millionth robot, said the technology helps handle three-quarters of customer orders globally.