Badger Technologies

Badger Technologies provides actionable data and analytics for retail operations through automation solutions that include a fully autonomous robot to address out-of-stock, planogram compliance, price integrity and other operational inefficiencies. Actionable data and business analytics translates into improved store execution, lower operational costs and higher profits. Badger Technologies offers complete end-to-end solutions, from robot and software to store integration, maintenance and analytics. Badger Technologies is a product division of Jabil, a $19 billion global company with over 50 years of experience delivering technology, manufacturing and supply chain solutions to the world’s leading brands.

Badger Technologies is a product division of Jabil, a manufacturing solutions provider delivering design, manufacturing, supply chain, and product management services. It is a pioneer in retail automation and has deployed more than 650 robots across the US and Australia. These multipurpose autonomous robots automate tasks such as hazard detection, inventory tracking, and price auditing, improving on-shelf product availability, price integrity, store profitability, and overall shopping experiences.

Badger Technologies, Stop & Shop expands use of Marty the Robot

Badger Technologies and Stop & Shop Stores Upgrade Marty the Robot at 300+ Locations to Improve Customer Shopping Experiences

Vallarta Supermarkets pilots Badger Technologies autonomous robots

Stine deploys Badger Technologies’ in-store robotic solutions

Watch a Badger Technologies robot wander out of a grocery store

Hardware retailer adopts mobile robots for inventory control

Busy Beaver Building Centers Deploy Badger Technologies Autonomous Robots to Improve Inventory Management, Price Integrity and Planogram Compliance

Busy Beaver partners with Badger Technologies

Southern hardware retailer Stine detects out-of-stocks with robots

Hardware, software, and wearable devices to help prevent and manage the next pandemic.

Infectious Disease Tech

Stine Deploys Badger Technologies Autonomous Robots to Support Improvement of On-Shelf Availability and Price Integrity of Retail Hardware Products

AT&T

AT&T and Badger Technologies brings 5G-enabled autonomous robots to retail

Ahold Delhaize

Ahold Delhaize introduced a shelf-scanning robot named Marty, in partnership with Badger Technologies. The Marty robots are used for identifying and reporting hazards including spilled powder, liquid, and bulk food items. The company was working to program these robots to identify empty slots and improve shelf level inventory performance. The company initially introduced this technology at two of its Giant brand stores in 2018, with plans to expand to 500 Giant, Martin’s, and Stop & Shop stores by the end of 2019.

Providing a seamless consumer experience is one hope for bringing back brick and mortar retail, automated stores are being built to do just that.

Automated Stores

Companies providing smart shelves (hardware and software systems, including vision-based systems) and stock tagging systems (including radio frequency identification [RFID]) to track items inside a store

Badger Technologies is a product division of Jabil, a manufacturing solutions provider delivering design, manufacturing, supply chain, and product management services. It is a pioneer in retail automation and has deployed more than 650 robots across the US and Australia. These multipurpose autonomous robots automate tasks such as hazard detection, inventory tracking, and price auditing, improving on-shelf product availability, price integrity, store profitability, and overall shopping experiences.
Powered by computer-vision technology, AI-driven business intelligence, and cloud-based analytics, Badger Technologies' robots utilize high-resolution cameras, rotating LiDAR, and a suite of sensors to navigate store aisles safely. They can scan shelves, detect out-of-stock (OOS) products with over 95% accuracy, identify misplaced items, and flag potential spills or hazards on the floor. This real-time data enables retailers to expedite restocking, price corrections, and maintain a clean, safe environment for customers.
Badger Technologies' robots, such as Marty and Pepe, have been successfully deployed by retailers like Stop & Shop, Vallarta Supermarkets, Stine, McCoy's Building Supply, and Busy Beaver Building Centers. In September 2023, Stop & Shop expanded the use of Marty to over 300 stores, enabling real-time inventory tracking and price auditing capabilities in addition to hazard detection. Stine reported a 50% decrease in OOS products and a 97% improvement in price tag accuracy after adopting Badger Technologies' robots.

Kinsa is a health technology company that manufactures smart, digital thermometers designed for seamless temperature monitoring and illness tracking. Their flagship products include the Kinsa QuickScan thermometer, a no-contact infrared device that delivers readings within seconds, and the Kinsa Smart Ear and QuickCare thermometers, which connect to a user-friendly mobile app via Bluetooth.
The Kinsa thermometers are accurate, reliable, and easy to use, providing precise temperature readings for individuals of all ages, from infants to adults. The accompanying Kinsa app offers personalized guidance based on the temperature reading, symptoms, and age, helping users determine whether medical attention is necessary and providing recommendations for at-home care.
One of Kinsa's standout features is its ability to track fever patterns and integrate with other health data, such as Apple Health. Users can log symptoms, medications, and other relevant information, creating a comprehensive overview of their health. The app also allows for temperature history tracking and medication reminders for multiple family members.
Kinsa's thermometers have received FDA clearance for both accuracy and safety, and the company's products have been widely praised for their innovative technology, user-friendly design, and seamless integration with mobile devices.
In addition to their consumer-focused products, Kinsa has emerged as a valuable tool for public health monitoring. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kinsa's network of connected thermometers detected anomalous fever patterns weeks before official case numbers surged, demonstrating the potential of crowdsourced data for early outbreak detection and response.

Kinsa

Juganu is a technology company that provides an innovative platform for smart cities and smart retail spaces. The company's core offering is a wireless computer vision platform and advanced services that leverage existing lighting infrastructure. Juganu's smart fixtures integrate sensors, cameras, and AI capabilities, transforming physical spaces into digital ecosystems that enhance safety, efficiency, and connectivity.
The platform combines advanced LED lighting technology with computer vision AI applications, IoT connectivity, and integrated analytics. Juganu's solution enables a wide range of capabilities, including public Wi-Fi and 5G networks, environmental sensors, traffic optimization, restricted area monitoring, people density mapping, abnormal noise detection, and integration with third-party applications.
Juganu's smart lighting fixtures reduce energy consumption by up to 80% compared to traditional options, contributing to sustainability goals and lower operational costs. The company's patented planar light technology mimics natural sunlight, providing exceptional illumination quality.
Juganu's platform can be rapidly deployed, going live within days, and requires minimal installation effort, resulting in low capital and operational expenditures for clients. The company's technology has been implemented in various smart city projects across multiple countries, including the US, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Greece, and Israel.
In the retail sector, Juganu's platform automates routine tasks, enhances customer experiences, improves security, and optimizes operations through capabilities like customer journey management, shelf monitoring, queue management, and real-time messaging.

Juganu

Sickweather is a technology company that provides a real-time map of illnesses and a crowdsourcing community for tracking the spread of diseases. It analyzes social media mentions of symptoms and plots them on an interactive map, allowing users to view reports of various illnesses in their area. The company's technology processes millions of illness reports each month and has been recognized for accurately forecasting outbreaks up to 15 weeks in advance.
Sickweather's core offering is an app that displays illness maps for a range of conditions, including respiratory, gastrointestinal, environmental, and childhood illnesses. Users can search for specific symptoms or view grouped illness categories. The app also sends notifications when users enter areas with a high concentration of reported illnesses, dubbed "sick zones."
One of the key differentiators of Sickweather's technology is its ability to filter out irrelevant social media mentions and accurately identify genuine reports of illnesses. The company has developed semantic analysis techniques to disqualify phrases like "Bieber fever" and focus on mentions of actual symptoms.
Sickweather's business model involves partnering with healthcare organizations, employers, and government agencies to provide insights into illness trends and support proactive planning for outbreaks. In 2019, the company piloted a program with Unum Group to help predict employee absenteeism due to sickness, potentially reducing overtime costs and service disruptions.
In April 2020, Sickweather introduced a Covid-19 Score to track and predict the risk factors associated with the Coronavirus pandemic. This feature allowed users to monitor the spread of Covid-19 in their area and served as a leading indicator compared to official reports.

Sickweather

MachineSense is a technology company specializing in internet of Things (IoT) and sensor systems for predictive maintenance in the public safety and manufacturing sectors. Their core offering revolves around SignaGuard, a patented vibration and power quality monitoring solution that leverages analytics to enable predictive maintenance for industrial machinery, components, and systems.
MachineSense's approach involves utilizing flexible models, proven diagnostic instruments, sophisticated software, and analytical expertise to deliver sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective condition-based maintenance and monitoring programs. These programs aim to ensure the availability of industrial assets, maximize runtime productivity, and reduce overall maintenance expenses.
MachineSense offers services for 24/7 machine component vibration signature analysis and energy-saving and optimization solutions for industrial applications.

MachineSense

Orbita is a provider of intelligent virtual assistants and workflow automation solutions for the healthcare industry. The company offers a conversational AI platform that enables healthcare organizations to build and deploy virtual assistants across various channels such as web, mobile apps, voice assistants, and interactive voice response (IVR) systems. These virtual assistants are designed to enhance patient engagement, streamline clinical workflows, and improve operational efficiency.
Orbita's platform integrates with electronic medical records (EMRs), customer relationship management (CRM) systems, practice management software, call centers, and other critical healthcare systems. This integration ensures secure data flow and enables personalized experiences for patients while providing valuable insights to healthcare staff.
The company's product offerings include:
1. Orbita Engage: A virtual concierge for healthcare organizations' digital front doors, providing patients with access to healthcare information and services through familiar technologies like chatbots and voice assistants.
2. Orbita Assist: A virtual bedside assistant that facilitates hands-free patient-provider communication. It uses AI to prioritize requests and route them to the appropriate resource based on the patient's needs. This solution aims to improve response times, reduce unnecessary trips for healthcare workers, and enhance the overall patient experience.
3. Orbita Connect: A virtual assistant that provides pre and post-visit continuity for patients at home. It ensures patients are prepared, informed, and empowered through personalized patient education, guidance, and support.
4. Orbita Blaze: Launched in January 2023, Blaze is a next-generation digital front door solution that transforms healthcare website search functionality. It understands and responds to patient queries using natural language processing and conversational AI, guiding them to the most appropriate provider and facility based on their specific circumstances.
Orbita's solutions are designed to meet critical privacy and security standards, such as HIPAA compliance, ensuring the protection of sensitive patient data.
In March 2021, Orbita announced a partnership with Philips, a global leader in health technology, to co-develop next-generation conversational virtual assistants for Philips' consumer health and patient support applications. The partnership aimed to enhance the patient experience and increase efficiency throughout the health continuum.

Orbita

Smart devices (smart tags, bands, watches and rings) that alert users to high body temperature or social distancing measures. These devices would also record the person’s location for contact tracing purposes. 

Analytical platforms linked to a hardware device that records data, provides related information (i.e. personal information, history medical records etc.), links to  remote services (emergency contact, consultations), and provides contact tracing information.  

Thermal or infrared imaging products used to measure body or skin temperatures used in devices including scanners, cameras, and handheld devices.  

AI-powered autonomous robots that assist in disinfecting offices (air and/or surfaces) from harmful pathogens, most often using ultraviolet (UV) light.     

Some companies offer software integrable with existing technology to prevent disease spread within offices

Offers digital solutions that help manage the spread of infectious diseases

Companies rely heavily on IoT-based technology for sensors, wearables, scanners, and other handheld devices

Companies offer technology to maintain population health (used in offices, etc.); expandable to wider settings

Companies in the space are known to offer AI-powered autonomous robots to disinfect commercial spaces

Most software and some hardware solutions rely on AI/ML to interpret device and scanner results

Speeding up sales, cutting costs, and preparing for the future of retail—whether brick-and-mortar or online.

Retail Industry Robots

Badger Technologies, a division of Jabil, has partnered with supermarket retailer Stop & Shop to expand the use of its store assistance robot, Marty. Marty will be deployed at over 300 Stop & Shop stores in the northeast US. Marty is now equipped with automated shelf-scanning capabilities to check product availability and identify out-of-stock items. The robot can also detect misplaced items in stores. Badger Technologies has deployed over 650 autonomous robots in partnership with retailers in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. This partnership with Stop & Shop highlights Badger's role in the autonomous inventory robot field.

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