119 Many Companies Are Likely To Deploy More Robots Than Humans Robots are freeing humans from tedious physical tasks. Amazon Robots And Employees Robots Employees (at start of year) 1,800 1,608 1,541 1,600 S 1,400 1,298 IC T 1,200 1,082* O s B RO and 1,000 s u ho 798 T 800 648 600 566 520 400 341 350 231 200 265e 200 88 117 154 100 140e 1 15 30 45 - 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 *Modeled/annualized. Figures denoted with an āeā are ARK estimates. Sources: ARK Investment Management LLC, based on data from Amazon 2023 as of June 26, 2023. Forecasts are inherently limited and cannot be relied upon. For informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any particular security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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