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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Michael Sainato in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future

A collage of Amazon logo, exterior of a company warehouse, and the inside of a warehouse
Amazon is reportedly developing ‘humanoid’ robots to pop out of delivery vans to deliver packages, eventually replacing the work of delivery drivers. Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images

One of the reasons Amazon is spending billions on robots? They don’t need bathroom breaks. Arriving a few minutes early to the public tour of Amazon’s 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.

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 warehouse.

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