Amazon has a vast battalion of robots to help ensure your new television arrives on time this holiday season.
The ecommerce giant revealed that it now has more than 15,000 robots in action at its fulfillment centers around the country, as well as Robo-Stow, a large robotic arm. The robots move shelves of products around the vast facilities to make employees and the company more efficient.
The robots are developed by Kiva Systems, a robotics firm that Amazon acquired for $775 million in 2012.
That machine labor force is in addition to the vast human labor force Amazon uses for the holidays. Amazon previously said it plans to hire 80,000 workers at its fulfillment centers for the holiday season.
Talking about futuristic technology has become a new holiday tradition for Amazon. This time last year, Amazon announced that it was working on drone deliveries.
The announcements give Amazon a little extra media attention right around the busy Thanksgiving shopping weekend.