Bossa Nova Robotics
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Bossa Nova Robotics is a startup robotics company that manufactures inventory control robots for use in retail stores. They are best known for an attempt to use these robots in Walmart stores,[1][2] in Walmart's effort to better compete with Amazon.[3][4]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Robotics |
Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Headquarters | , |
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Website | www |
In 2018, Bossa Nova Robotics received $29 million in a funding round led by Cota Capital to go towards international expansion, software improvements and deployment of their robots.[5] China Walden Ventures, LG Electronics, Intel Capital, Lucas Venture Group, and WRV Capital also participated.[5]
Their Auto-S line of robots scanned store shelves by beaming light on them and snapping photos using 2D and 3D cameras, as well as utilizing lidar to navigate and detect if anything was stocked in a shelf.[6] From this it could detect out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and other irregularities.[7][8]