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Walmart expands warehousing automation partnership with Symbotic, commits about $6 billion

Walmart and warehousing robotics company Symbotic announced an expanded commercial agreement to deploy additional automation capabilities at 25 US regional distribution centers, with an initial investment of about $6 billion, covering multiple locations over several years. Symbotic's solutions include BreakPack each-piece picking and the SymMicro micro-fulfillment solution for e-commerce, both scheduled by its AI software to move millions of cases of goods daily. Walmart said the move aims to improve upstream inventory management for e-commerce, increase storage capacity, and improve supply chain replenishment efficiency.

Part of the event: Walmart plans to invest about $6 billion to deploy Symbotic systems across 25 distribution centers

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