Amazon warehouse robots causing more injuries to staff, internal documents show

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Accidents are 50 per cent higher at facilities that rely on robots

The use of robots in Amazon's warehouses and distribution centres are causing more injuries to the workforce than when facilities rely solely on human workers. That's according to a new report b...

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