Amazon Puts A Million Robots Behind Its AI Ambitions | PYMNTS.com

Amazon’s third-quarter earnings brought the same concern that shadowed Alphabet’s results a day earlier: whether enormous artificial intelligence investments will deliver enough profit and cash to dispel fears of a spending bubble. Thursday’s (Oct. 29) call revolved largely around AI and Amazon Web Services, which CEO Andy Jassy said could become a trillion-dollar revenue business within five to 10 years.

But another milestone deserved attention: Amazon now has more than a million robots working in its fulfillment network.

That figure puts a physical dimension on an AI discussion usually dominated by chips and data centers. Amazon expects robots to handle more repetitive work, lower delivery costs and help get orders to customers faster.

Responding to an analyst who asked about robotics priorities for 2027, Jassy said the company’s progress remains small compared with what he expects over the next five years.

“I think you’ll see we will always have a lot of teammates…

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