Simbe

Simbe’s flagship commercial robot is “Tally.” Tally autonomously collects and analyzes inventory data in retail environments, scanning products on shelves to ensure they’re in stock, in the right location, and accurately priced. The robot and its navigation are powered by computer vision, radio frequency identification (RFID), and machine learning. Tally operates during store hours, giving retailers real-time recommendations to improve brick-and-mortar operations.

With their robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model, Simbe doesn’t sell Tally units outright. Instead, retailers pay a monthly fee depending on the deployment size, the number of SKUs scanned, or which of Tally’s features are actively used (e.g., whether customers are utilizing the robots’ computer vision and/or RFID).