In 2023, NFI partnered with Gather AI on an inventory drone proof of concept with one of the 3PL’s retail customers.

Now, Gather AI can provide inferred case counting and location occupancy services as part of its drone-based inventory system.

Pittsburgh-based Gather AI uses drones to scan inventory 15 times faster than traditional, manual inventory counting methods.

SpartanNash is expanding its deployment of Tally inventory robots from Simbe Robotics to gain actionable intelligence in its grocery stores.

Simbe explains its expansion of the Store Intelligence offering to support large-format retail environments like BJ’s Warehouse Club.

Lane Automation, which integrated Exotec’s Skypod automated storage and retrieval system, expects 600% improvement in throughput.

NRF 2024 provided examples of how robots are evolving to provide real-time data to retailers on the path to smart category management.

Dane AIR robot and BrainOS InventoryAI Suite are designed to capture and analyze data for precise, customizable retail inventory management.

GreyOrange’s gStore combines data from RFID systems with a real-time store operations platform to improve item-level accuracy.

Brightpick has introduced advanced machine vision and AI to its robots and fleet software, adding 3D scanning and fleet optimization.

Wakeferm will bring Simba’s business intelligence solution to more ShopRite locations, providing real-time insights for inventory management and store optimization.

Badger’s robots aid McCoy’s Building Supply, cutting product check time by 72%, 95% accurate on out-of-stock.

The company’s new Deming shelf-mounted robots feature live video feeds. Deming has been proven to help retailers improve supply chain efficiency and reduce costs.

Spacee launched a new version of its Deming shelf-mounted robots that feature live video feed capabilities.

Simbe robotics announced a partnership with Fast Radius that will help Simbe modernize its supply chain and scale production.

The deployment, powered by Brain Corp, is changing the warehouse retail space for robotics.

Hy-Vee is deploying Tally inventory scanning robots in stores in the mid-west.

Investment will enable Zippedi to expand its market into the U.S. to meet the market demand in both the Home Improvement and grocery sectors.

Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, is teaming up with STCR, Inc., a leading provider of advanced retail point of sale (POS) and self-checkout solutions, to increase the momentum of multipurpose robot rollouts by independent and regional grocers around the world.

Corvus Robotics unveils its new product for early customers in 2019 — the latest-gen fully autonomous drone operating with no human in the loop.

Ware leverages the power of drones to transform the way warehouses and distribution centers accomplish the critical task of tracking inventory.

Badger Technologies provides retail inventory management solutions. The Marty autonomous mobile robot continually scans retail shelves to monitor inventory and deliver planogram compliance.