Inventory management software and drone technology provider Gather AI now includes freezer and cold storage warehouse environments. 

Traditionally, staff across food and beverage, pharma and healthcare, health and beauty, and chemicals and technology have had to physically cycle count in harsh freezer environments. But now, Gather AI says, drones do the counting, and employees can comfortably view the results from a dashboard away from the cold.

Gather AI computer vision technology enables drones to fly autonomously through warehouses with no GPS, WiFi, or infrastructure changes needed. The machine learning algorithm analyzes inventory pictures and reads and interprets far beyond the barcode including lot codes, text, expiration dates, case counts, and occupancy information. Warehouse operators can compare their real-time physical inventory with the warehouse management system (WMS) data.

Gather AI says its solution scans ten times faster than traditional means in the freezer environment — up to 900 pallets per hour — and improves inventory accuracy by up to 70%.