Overview
- Walmart inaugurated and began operating a robotized Goods‑to‑Person (GTP 2.0) system at its MegaPark e‑commerce distribution center in Tepotzotlán after a roughly 400 million pesos installation, the company announced on May 21 and 22.
- The GTP 2.0 setup uses autonomous robots to deliver products to fixed workstations where associates pick and pack orders, a design the company says reduces walking, raises accuracy, and speeds fulfillment.
- Walmart reports the automation can increase storage capacity up to ten times and quadruple order‑preparation productivity, figures the company is using to prepare for high‑demand events such as the Hot Sale.
- The 400 million pesos spend is part of a 4,000 million pesos investment committed to the State of Mexico for 2026–2027 and sits inside a previously announced 43,000 million pesos national capital plan.
- Executives say the technology will complement rather than replace staff by shifting associates from long picking routes to consolidation and packing tasks, and the rollout is expected to free capacity for faster deliveries and future automated centers.