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title: "A Fork in the Road: Walmart Bets on Associates, Automation"
description: "A Fork in the Road: Walmart Bets on Associates, Automation"
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# [A Fork in the Road: Walmart Bets on Associates, Automation](https://foxrobotics.com/blog/a-fork-in-the-road-walmart-bets-on-associates-automation/)

 Written by [Fox Robotics](https://foxrobotics.com/blog/author/fox-robotics) | April 11, 2024

## A Fork in the Road: Walmart Bets on Associates, Automation

(April 11, 2024) – By Maurice Gray, General Manager, Distribution Center 6020 [via Walmart Corporate](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/04/11/a-fork-in-the-road-walmart-bets-on-associates-automation)

At Walmart Distribution Center 6020 in Brooksville, Florida, we’re used to pioneering new technology. In fact, 6020 was Walmart’s first high-tech DC. Once again, innovation is afoot in our facility, where associates have been working alongside a new autonomous forklift system that’s bolstering their skills and bettering their jobs while building our business.

After a 16-month proof of concept, I’m proud to announce Walmart is taking another step into the future, rolling 19 autonomous forklifts across four high-tech DCs, with the potential for more as we evaluate the benefits to our associates and operations.

I believe these benefits will be wide ranging. And I should know – I’ve seen them firsthand. As our facility has worked with Fox Robotics, the developer of autonomous forklifts, we’ve learned a lot. But I can sum it up easily: Automation isn’t just good for business – it’s good for our associates too.

[Read More >](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/04/11/a-fork-in-the-road-walmart-bets-on-associates-automation)

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