Autonomous inventory management systems provider Corvus Robotics has updated its Corvus One system with the ability to fly its drones in a lights-out distribution centre.
The newest generation of product is supported by a US$18m Series A funding round led by S2G Ventures and Spero Ventures.
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Using computer vision and generative AI to interpret its environment, the fully autonomous Corvus One drone system operates in both very narrow aisles down to 50 inches wide and also in very wide aisles.
The drone is able to safely fly at walking speed without disrupting workflow or blocking aisles and can preventatively ascend to avoid collisions with people, forklifts or robots, if necessary.
It also has an advanced barcode scanning technology that can read any barcode symbology in any orientation placed on the front of cartons or pallets.
Marc Tarpenning, co-founder of Tesla and partner at Spero Ventures, said: “Corvus Robotics fits our mission to invest in companies that truly transform the way business is conducted.
“Other than a landing pad, its drone-powered system requires no infrastructure, is quick and easy to deploy, and cost-effective to manage. It literally merges with the existing warehouse environment.”
Adding, Jackie Wu, co-founder and CEO, Corvus Robotics, said: “We’re growing extremely quickly, and our recent funding round will be used to help Corvus meet rapidly growing customer adoption while continuing to build products with capabilities nowhere else in the world ever has had.”
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