By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it laid off staff across its robotics unit, ...

Amazon has reportedly reduced headcount within its robotics organization in what appears to be the company’s latest round of layoffs.

The layoffs are separate from Amazon's broader cuts announced in January that impacted more than 16,000 corporate workers.

Amazon's e-commerce operations rely on thousands of robots to automate warehouse operations. Still, this division hasn't avoided job cuts.

Amazon cut at least 100 positions in its robotics unit, continuing a sweeping corporate downsizing tied to artificial intelligence efficiencies and cost controls.