Amazon has been using robots in its warehouses for over a decade, and that's not stopping anytime soon. According to a report Monday from The New York Times, Amazon is seeking to ramp up its robot army at the cost of human jobs.

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The Times reports that internal Amazon documents suggest that the company is looking into building and using more robots to replace human workers. The publication doesn't specify if this will result in massive layoffs. However, the robots would allow Amazon to avoid hiring new workers to meet increasing demand, translating to 600,000 jobs replaced by 2033, according to the report.

The report also says the company wants to mitigate the fallout

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