Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot

Bossa Nova Robotics

Mobile-Robots

United StatesDiscontinued

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Sources:

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Industries:

RetailSupermarkets and big-box stores

Uses:

Inventory Monitoring ScanningOut-of-stock, price and shelf-tag auditing

Price:

Not announced

Model:

Bossa Nova robot

DESCRIPTION

Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot is a Mobile-Robots from Bossa Nova Robotics. It is built for Inventory, Monitoring, Scanning.

Bossa Nova Robotics' shelf-scanning robot was an autonomous store robot that drove supermarket aisles photographing shelves to find out-of-stock items, missed price changes and missing shelf tags. About six feet tall with no arms, it carried a mast of cameras that scanned shelves up to 8 feet high, combined RGB photos with point-cloud imaging and LiDAR, moved on four wheels at about 20 cm a second, and sent its data over WiFi with LTE as backup. Walmart was its main customer: a 50-robot deal in 2017 grew to 350 stores in 2019, and in January 2020 the two companies announced another 650 stores. The robots scanned aisles about three times a day. In November 2019 Bossa Nova launched a slimmer next-generation model, Bossa Nova 2020, with a new 2D and 3D camera system. Walmart ended the contract in November 2020, when the robots were in about 500 stores, after finding that staff walking the aisles could gather much of the same information. Bossa Nova, a 2005 Carnegie Mellon spin-off, then cut half its staff and its UK unit entered administration in January 2021.

FEATURES

Autonomous aisle navigation on a four-wheeled base
Camera mast scanning shelves up to 8 ft high
RGB imaging plus point-cloud imaging and LiDAR
Finds out-of-stocks, missed price changes and missing tags
Travels at about 20 cm/s (0.4 mph)
Data over WiFi with LTE fallback
About 6 ft tall, no arms
Next-generation Bossa Nova 2020 (Nov 2019): slimmer, 2D + 3D camera system

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Physical
Dimensions	H 1.83 m
Mobility
Movement Type	Wheeled
Speed	0.72 km/h
Environment	Indoor store aisles during trading hours
Sensing & Compute
Sensors	RGB cameras, Point-cloud / 3D imaging, LiDAR
Connectivity	WiFi with LTE fallback
Software / AI	Shelf image analysis for out-of-stocks, price changes and missing tags

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Physical
Dimensions	H 1.83 m
Mobility
Movement Type	Wheeled
Speed	0.72 km/h
Environment	Indoor store aisles during trading hours
Sensing & Compute
Sensors	RGB cameras, Point-cloud / 3D imaging, LiDAR
Connectivity	WiFi with LTE fallback
Software / AI	Shelf image analysis for out-of-stocks, price changes and missing tags

Manufacturer-sourcedThird-party sourcedUnsourcedSource status is based on this robot's listed sources.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot?

Bossa Nova Robotics' shelf-scanning robot was an autonomous store robot that drove supermarket aisles photographing shelves to find out-of-stock items, missed price changes and missing shelf tags.

Who makes the Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot?

The Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot is made by Bossa Nova Robotics, a robotics company based in United States.

How much does the Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot cost?

Bossa Nova Robotics has not publicly announced pricing for the Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot. You can enquire through RobotAIGeek for current pricing.

What is the Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot used for?

The Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robot is designed for inventory, monitoring, scanning, and out-of-stock, price and shelf-tag auditing. It is used in retail and supermarkets and big-box stores settings.