At Amazon’s sprawling fulfillment center in Tracy, California, robots carry shelves, sort packages, and move carts toward delivery trucks. But this is not a fully automated operation. Thousands of people still work alongside the machines, picking and packing orders, loading trailers, clearing jams, handling damaged items — and stepping in when the automated system hits […]
In the Amazon distribution center in Tracy, California, robots transport shelves, sort parcels and move carts to delivery trucks, but operations are not fully automated. Thousands of employees work alongside cars, preparing and packing orders, loading trailers, unlocking flows and intervening when automated system problems occur. Business Insider recently visited the center, which spans 1.4 million square meters, the equivalent of about 23 footb…