Gather AI Raises $40 Million to Expand Autonomous Warehouse Drone Tech

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Gather AI, a Pittsburgh-based autonomous warehouse drone startup spun out of Carnegie Mellon University, has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Heartland Ventures. The investment signals growing investor confidence in the market for robotic warehouse automation as companies seek solutions to labor shortages, rising costs, and the need for faster, more accurate inventory management.

Why it matters

Gather AI's drones use computer vision and AI to autonomously navigate warehouses, identify products, and compare inventory to management systems in real-time - a significant improvement over manual counting methods. This technology has the potential to transform warehouse operations, reducing errors, improving efficiency, and meeting the demands of e-commerce fulfillment.

The details

Gather AI's drones can scan an entire warehouse up to 15 times faster than manual counting, with higher accuracy. The drones use onboard sensors and AI to build maps, avoid obstacles, and precisely position themselves to capture images of every pallet location. The AI then identifies products, reads barcodes, and flags discrepancies. This allows warehouse operators to maintain a continuously updated, highly accurate picture of inventory.

• Gather AI was co-founded by Sankalp Arora and other Carnegie Mellon alumni.
• The company has now raised over $57 million in total funding after this $40 million Series B round.

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