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Dexory uses autonomous ground robots with advanced scanning technology to map inventory and create digital representations of warehouse stock. With substantial funding backing, Dexory serves enterprises including Maersk, DHL, and Stellantis. Its DexoryView Adapt solution extends beyond inventory location to include operational analytics, congestion monitoring, and storage condition insights. However, warehouse intelligence also encompasses workplace safety and operational risk management.
For EHS professionals and operations teams, understanding how work is performed safely and efficiently is important when evaluating warehouse safety hazards and technology needs. Choosing a purpose-built AI safety solution can help organizations address risks related to people, vehicles, equipment, and the broader working environment. This guide examines seven alternatives that serve different industrial needs in 2027, starting with Voxel, which delivers real-time safety insights using existing camera infrastructure.
Voxel delivers an AI-powered industrial intelligence platform that supports safety and operations across industrial work environments. While autonomous robots provide inventory visibility and operational analytics, Voxel addresses the complementary need to monitor workplace safety and operational risks. Leveraging existing camera infrastructure, the platform turns everyday video footage into actionable insights that support safer, more efficient operations. Backed by $44 million in Series B funding announced in June 2025, Voxel's mission is to redefine workplace safety and operations using AI for the betterment of all.
Voxel's industrial intelligence platform delivers real-time insights to proactively identify and reduce risk in safety and operations using compatible existing camera infrastructure:
Warehouses using inventory robots also need to address worker safety, operational efficiency, and workplace conditions. Voxel provides additional visibility by monitoring:
Voxel's published customer stories report measurable outcomes across industrial environments:
These results reflect individual customer deployments and operating conditions rather than guaranteed outcomes.
Corvus Robotics provides autonomous indoor drones designed for warehouse inventory scanning. The company manufactures its equipment in Mountain View, California, and serves enterprise warehouses with autonomous inventory counting capabilities. In April 2026, Corvus introduced Trident, adding forklift-mounted inventory capture to complement its aerial drone systems.
Corvus Robotics reports enterprise deployments with documented outcomes. GNC increased full-facility cycle counts from two to four annually to 10–12 while reallocating inventory control staff, reducing the team from 20 to 13. Southern Glazer's expanded deployment across nine distribution centers and reported six times more frequent cycle counting. MSI Surfaces reported 20 times faster cycle counting and $1.25 million in recovered inventory value.
Corvus One supports autonomous inventory scanning, while Trident captures pallet movements during normal material-handling operations. Both products provide inventory visibility and reconciliation capabilities, with deployment requirements varying by facility configuration. These outcomes are company-reported and reflect individual customer implementations.
Gather AI offers its Prana solution, combining autonomous drone scanning with forklift-mounted computer vision for warehouse inventory intelligence. The integrated approach includes AI-assisted analysis, inventory workflows, and text recognition capabilities extending beyond standard barcode scanning.
Gather AI's combination of drones and forklift-mounted cameras provides options for different warehouse configurations. Its text recognition capabilities support identification of lot codes, expiration dates, and other information that barcode-only scanning may not capture.
The company reports inventory accuracy of up to 99.9% for supported applications. Its Prana system also connects captured inventory data with operational workflows and existing warehouse management information. Actual accuracy and implementation requirements depend on facility layout, scanning conditions, and inventory characteristics.
Verity provides autonomous indoor drone fleets for warehouse inventory management. The company has an established partnership with IKEA and supports high-bay warehouse environments where aerial scanning provides access to elevated storage locations. Its Collaboration Mode enables configured drone operations alongside workers during active warehouse periods.
Verity's drone fleet approach supports warehouses with tall racking configurations where aerial scanning can reduce manual inventory counting requirements. The system uses autonomous navigation and scheduled flights to capture inventory information across storage locations.
In an August 2024 announcement, IKEA reported operating more than 250 drones across 73 locations in nine countries through its collaboration with Verity. This documented deployment demonstrates large-scale implementation across retail distribution environments, although current fleet size and configuration may differ.
GreyOrange provides warehouse orchestration software and autonomous mobile robot solutions for fulfillment operations. Beyond inventory scanning, GreyOrange supports warehouse automation involving picking, sorting, replenishment, and goods movement through its GreyMatter software.
GreyOrange supports warehouse automation across inventory movement and fulfillment processes. Its GreyMatter software coordinates compatible robotic systems and operational workflows, including picking, replenishment, and sorting.
The approach is relevant to distribution centers seeking to automate physical movement and order fulfillment alongside inventory management. Implementation requirements depend on existing systems, workflow complexity, and the types of robotics deployed.
Locus Robotics provides collaborative and autonomous mobile robots through its LocusONE solution for warehouse fulfillment operations. The company serves third-party logistics providers and distribution centers, supporting human-robot collaboration alongside more autonomous workflows for picking, putaway, replenishment, and transport.
Locus Robotics supports order fulfillment and material movement rather than focusing exclusively on automated inventory scanning. Its robots assist workers with picking routes, transport goods, and coordinate fulfillment workflows.
LocusONE supports collaborative workflows that keep employees involved in picking processes, alongside autonomous configurations for selected tasks. Facilities evaluating the technology should consider order volumes, warehouse layouts, existing systems, and labor requirements.
Vimaan provides automated warehouse inventory intelligence through its StorTRACK, PalletSCAN, and ParcelSCAN solutions. The company focuses on computer vision and AI for inventory verification, cycle counting, and package processing across warehouse and distribution center environments.
Vimaan's solutions address inventory accuracy and verification through multiple computer vision configurations. StorTRACK supports automated cycle counting across warehouse storage locations, while PalletSCAN and ParcelSCAN provide scanning and verification at receiving and shipping points.
Vimaan also offers equipment-integrated inventory tracking capabilities for selected warehouse workflows. Its combination of mobile and fixed scanning options allows facilities to match inventory monitoring methods to their operational requirements.
Warehouses face operational challenges extending beyond inventory location and accuracy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated approximately 77,000 nonfatal cases of workplace injuries and illnesses in warehousing and storage during 2024. Ergonomic strain, vehicle interactions, PPE compliance, and environmental hazards remain important considerations for industrial safety programs.
Voxel's workplace safety solution provides several capabilities for addressing these challenges:
Understanding the full ROI of safety technology involves evaluating injury-related costs, operational efficiency, and safety team productivity. Voxel connects continuous risk detection with corrective actions and reporting, helping organizations measure improvements across facilities.
For warehouse leaders seeking to complement inventory intelligence with workplace safety monitoring,
Voxel provides additional visibility into how operations are performed. Schedule a meeting to explore how Voxel can support safety and operational priorities.
Inventory intelligence uses automated scanning, barcode reconciliation, and warehouse mapping to monitor stock quantities and locations. Operational safety intelligence identifies observable workplace risks involving ergonomics, vehicles, PPE compliance, and environmental conditions. The two approaches serve complementary purposes, with inventory systems supporting stock accuracy and safety systems helping teams identify hazards and coordinate preventive actions. Warehouses can use both technologies to improve visibility across different operational functions.
Yes, inventory robots and safety monitoring systems can operate within the same warehouse environment. Inventory robots support stock counting, location verification, and material movement, while safety intelligence systems monitor configured workplace risks. Organizations can use these technologies together to address inventory accuracy, operational efficiency, and workplace safety. Implementation should account for facility layout, system compatibility, and operational requirements.
ROI varies based on facility size, implementation costs, existing safety performance, and operational conditions. Potential benefits include reduced injury-related costs, improved safety team productivity, and better visibility into equipment utilization and operational risks. Voxel customer results include a 70% injury reduction and $1.1 million in annual EBITDA savings at Americold, alongside an 86% reduction in vehicle safety incidents at Piston Automotive. These documented outcomes reflect individual deployments and are not guaranteed returns.
Deployment timelines depend on existing camera infrastructure, network readiness, and site requirements. Solutions using compatible cameras can deploy in as little as 48 hours, while systems requiring additional equipment or installation may take longer. Camera placement, connectivity, and selected detection capabilities also affect implementation. Voxel supports rapid deployment using existing IP cameras, subject to site-specific conditions.
Voxel uses compatible existing camera infrastructure to provide continuous industrial safety and operational intelligence. Its AI is trained on more than 5 billion hours of industrial workplace scenarios, with Voxel currently reporting 96%+ detection accuracy for supported applications. The platform connects risk detection with corrective actions, assigned responsibilities, and executive reporting. Published customer results include a 70% injury reduction at Americold, an 86% decrease in vehicle safety incidents at Piston Automotive, and an 85% improvement in safety team efficiency at the Port of Virginia.
