Symbotic to Acquire Walmart's Robotics Business. The Stock Charges Higher.
1. Symbotic partners with Walmart to automate delivery centers. 2. Walmart investing $520 million in Symbotic's systems. 3. Future backlog for Symbotic could exceed $5 billion. 4. Shares of Symbotic surged 20% in premarket trading. 5. Walmart plans deployment across 400 stores over several years.