We may now be nearing the point where humanoid robots are no longer just clumsy curiosities, but genuine candidates — if not outright replacements — for human jobs. As the Wall Street Journal reports, ...

Amazon’s warehouse jobs have rightly earned a rough reputation, but they’re easy to get, and they do have certain advantages — here’s what the jobs entail and how much they pay.

Parcels zoom past on high-speed conveyor belts in a South Yorkshire warehouse, ready to be dispatched across the country. Four decades ago coal was king in these former pit towns, now it’s fast ...

The big picture: As the warehouse floor becomes increasingly automated, robots now handle the most punishing aspects of logistics, while people focus on oversight, problem-solving, and continuous ...

Amazon is ramping up hiring at its New Stanton warehouse this month and is planning to place 600 employees at the site by the end of the year. The e-commerce giant began staffing shifts earlier this ...

The wheels of a tall, metal cart squeak as Chris Beatty, 26, pulls it through a maze of aisles inside a cosmetics warehouse in Burlington, N.J. A hand-held scanner helps Beatty find specific items, ...

Ms. Stockman is a member of the editorial board and the author of “American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears.” She reported from Easton, Bethlehem and Allentown, Pa. No place ...

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A new foothold for the unsteady working class might be found on the floor of giant e-commerce warehouses springing up across the country. Entire towns are becoming hubs for these "fulfillment centers" ...