Walmart is bringing robots to two Ontario distribution sites

Grocery giant Walmart will grow its use of robots by bringing the technology to two Ontario warehouses.

According to The Canadian Press, the action will take place over the next five years at distribution centres located in Mississauga and Cornwall.

This won’t be the company’s first go at robots; Walmart also uses them in a Calgary warehouse to decrease the time it takes to unload products from trailers by 90 percent.

“What we want our associates to focus on is the problem solving and the critical thinking elements that are always there to run a good, safe supply chain,” Kelly told The Canadian Press.

According to a Stats Canada study released in 2020, companies investing in robots increased the number of people they employed.

“We are always looking for the technologies in the supply chain that will allow our associates to ensure that product is on the shelf at the right time in the right quantities in the right place,” Kelly said.