Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

Walmart – the largest private employer in the U.S. – is deploying 19 autonomous forklifts across four high-technology distribution centers, in a move aimed at evaluating the impact on both associates ...

Walmart rolled out 19 autonomous forklifts in four distribution centers in a push to automate the warehouse loading dock, the company announced Thursday. The autonomous forklifts from Fox Robotics ...

U.S. retailer Walmart is turning to robots for help as it works to keep pace with e-commerce rivals like Amazon. The company said it will roll out 19 Class 1 electric, autonomous forklifts across four ...

Walmart is applying artificial intelligence to the palletizing of products in its regional distribution centers. Since 2017, the discount giant has worked with Symbotic to optimize an automated ...

Walmart Inc. is adopting an automated pallet-packing system that it has been testing in 25 of its 42 regional distribution centers. The Bentonville-based retailer has used the technology since 2017 at ...