{"id":21885,"date":"2026-02-06T12:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/hail-our-new-robot-overlords-amazon-warehouse-tour-offers-glimpse-of-future\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:37:57","slug":"hail-our-new-robot-overlords-amazon-warehouse-tour-offers-glimpse-of-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/hail-our-new-robot-overlords-amazon-warehouse-tour-offers-glimpse-of-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future"},"content":{"rendered":"

At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets<\/p>\n

One of the reasons Amazon is spending billions on robots? They don\u2019t need bathroom breaks. Arriving a few minutes early to the public tour of Amazon\u2019s hi-tech Stone Mountain, Georgia, warehouse, my request to visit the restroom was met with a resounding no from the security guard in the main lobby.<\/p>\n

Between the main doors and the entrance security gate, I paced and paced after being told I would have to wait for the tour guide to collect me and other guests for a tour of the 640,000-sq-ft, four-story<\/a> warehouse.<\/p>\n

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\nAt its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets
\nOne of the reasons Amazon is spending billions on robots? They don\u2019t need bathroom breaks. Arriving a few minutes early to the public tour of Amazon\u2019s hi-tech Stone Mountain, Georgia, warehouse, my request to visit the restroom was met with a resounding no from the security guard in the main lobby.
\nBetween the main doors and the entrance security gate, I paced and paced after being told I would have to wait for the tour guide to collect me and other guests for a tour of the 640,000-sq-ft, four-story warehouse. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets One of the reasons Amazon is spending billions on robots? They don\u2019t need bathroom breaks. Arriving a few minutes early to the public tour of Amazon\u2019s hi-tech Stone Mountain, Georgia, warehouse, my request …<\/p>\n

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