By bnm Gulf bureau Amazon has deployed more than one million robots across its global fulfilment centres, marking a significant milestone as the company approaches a point where robots could outnumber human workers on warehouse floors,

With the introduction of the machines into the workplace, Amazon has dramatically slowed its hiring of human workers. The shift is noted in the company's newer warehouses where "smaller employee footprints and help us deliver with greater speed,” per a company spokesperson to the media outlet.