Analysis:
The Deming ROVR is an affordable and simplified retail inventory counting solution. Unlike other free-roaming mobile robots that can count inventory, the Deming ROVR is a mobile camera constrained to an enclosed track that runs the length of an aisle. While two ROVRs are required for 100% coverage of each aisle of a store, they’re faster to deploy and manage than mobile robot-based inventory management solutions. The ROVR can provide real-time feedback as it can continually scan the aisle without disturbing shoppers. While it can take several days for staff to capture inventory manually and hours for a mobile robot, Deming can provide an accurate inventory account of an entire facility in under a minute, Space claims. Deming installation requires just one tool and about 30 minutes per aisle. - Mike Oitzman