Are Amazon’s warehouse robots a threat to its workers?

Accident in New Jersey puts new focus on retailer’s warehouse working conditions

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Twenty-four workers in an Amazon warehouse in the US were hospitalised on Wednesday morning after a robot punctured a can of bear spray.

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