Amazon cut at least 100 white-collar jobs in its robotics division as it continues restructuring, even while expanding its warehouse robot fleet and AI spending.

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

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

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

Amazon has begun its latest round of layoffs, which will impact a few positions in its robotics department as the tech giant plans to optimize its business proc

Amazon plans a $536 million robotic fulfillment center in Australia, where robots like Hercules and Sparrow will work alongside more than 1,000 human employees.

An Amazon spokesperson described the affected roles as a "relatively small number," confirming that affected employees would receive severance pay, continued health insurance coverage, and assistance in finding new positions internally or externally.

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it laid off staff across its robotics unit, with at least 100 white-collar jobs affected, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.