American chain of membership-only stores Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, has added automated inventory analytics technology to its existing fleet of robotic scrubbers in partnership with Brain Corp and Tennant Company.
The rollout marks the largest and fastest technology deployment undertaken by Brain Corp, an AI company creating core technology for robotics, and the first commercial application of its inventory scanning technology anywhere in the world.
Utilising a first-of-its-kind dual function design, the new scanning accessory will be fitted to the almost 600 autonomous floor scrubbers already deployed within Sam’s Club stores across the US. These towers, powered by Brain Corp’s AI operating system BrainOS and manufactured by Tennant Company, combines autonomy technology with ease-of-use systems and trusted equipment.
Once installed on the scrubber, the cloud-connected Inventory Scan tower is able to capture data as it moves autonomously around the store. Reports are then delivered to the club managers that provide insights including: verification of pricing accuracy, planogram compliance, product stock levels and product localisation. Each function is designed to negate the need for time consuming and manual processes, reducing waste and inventory loss.
“Sam’s Club is hyper focused on making sure our members have a seamless shopping experience, so any time-saving innovation we can implement is significant. By adding Inventory Scan to our current fleet of robotic scrubbers, we obtain critical inventory data that previously was time consuming to obtain,” said Todd Garner, VP of in club product management at Sam’s Club.
