Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) celebrated a robotic milestone earlier this year while making sure to say the company was not replacing human workers. New documents show that Amazon could have new plans to replace the necessity to hire human workers thanks to its robotic progression.

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Robots Take Over

Over the years, Amazon has utilized robots and technology advancements to make its warehouses more efficient and lower its operating costs to help lower costs for consumers and improve operating margins.

With sights set on more improvements to efficiency and costs, Amazon could be looking to replace future workers with robots.

Benzinga reached out to Amazon for comment and had not heard back at publication.

Internal documents from Amazon, viewed by the New York Times, show the e-commerce giant could turn to robots instead of hiring 160,000 people it needs to maintain growth of current and future operations by 2027.

By replacing the future human workers with robots, Amazon would save an estimated 30 cents per item purchased and delivered to customers, according to the documents.

With a goal of selling twice as many products as it currently sells by 2033, Amazon would need to hire around 600,000 people. The company is hoping robot advancements mean it won't have to add to its existing workforce in the U.S., potentially replacing those 600,000 ...