Automation offers significant benefits to employers struggling to adequately staff warehouse environments. In addition to reducing the need for labor and making work less demanding for current employees, automation stands to increase productivity, order accuracy, and reduce workplace injuries. Given these benefits, it should come as no surprise that the global warehouse automation market is expected to double in value over the next four years, based on a study conducted by the Harvard Business Review. Indeed, supply chain leaders who participated in the study indicated that automation is one of their top priorities for digital investment.
Source: The Impact of Automation in Warehouse and Distribution Centers
And also:
Amazon. com Inc. said Friday it has acquired a Belgian company that designs technology to manage the flow of robots through warehouses, the e-commerce giant’s latest investment in tools to automate its logistics network.
Amazon Buys Warehouse Robotics Company Cloostermans – WSJ
Amazon already has over 520,000 robots in its warehouses!
