This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, inventory intelligence solution Gather AI announces a new customer, Bosma Enterprises (Bosma), Indiana’s largest employer of people who are blind or visually impaired.
“We aim to make our solution as easy as possible to use. Warehouses are already under pressure due to various factors including supply chain delays, staff turnover, and more. It’s an honor to be working with Bosma and supporting their mission”
Bosma delivers exceptional business solutions including warehousing, contract packaging, light manufacturing, product assembly, and more. Bosma also offers rehabilitation services, job training, and employment programs to people experiencing vision loss.
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Seventy percent of Americans who are blind or visually impaired are not employed. With a staff that is over 50% blind or visually impaired, Bosma gives its employees the opportunity to pursue financial independence and be productive citizens.
Bosma has implemented the Gather AI solution in their warehouse to enhance warehouse productivity and efficiency. Easy to install and intuitive to use, this solution automates manual inventory processes and data analysis through the use of autonomous drones and advanced computer vision technology.
With Gather AI, artificial intelligence (AI) software enables drones to fly autonomously through warehouses with no GPS, WiFi, or infrastructure changes needed. The machine learning (ML) algorithm analyzes inventory pictures and is able to read and interpret barcodes, lot codes, text, expiration dates, case counts, and occupancy information. This data is exactly what warehouse operators need in order to compare the real-time physical inventory with what is digitally stored in the warehouse management system (WMS). This solution scans on average 15X faster than traditional means and improves inventory accuracy by 66%. Here’s a “How it Works” video.
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Now, any Bosma employee trained to use the technology can participate in the cycle counting and inventory management processes, as Gather AI’s accessible solution contains voiceover and screen magnification capabilities. The voiceover function allows the operator to hear the commands necessary to set up a drone mission, launch the drone, and land the drone if necessary. Gather AI’s drone flight automation takes care of the rest.
Bosma President & CEO, Jeffrey Mittman, says “Gather AI helps with maintaining inventory accuracy throughout the year. I’m excited to be able to have this new technology available for employees that creates the opportunity for diverse jobs within our company. Technology can fill the gap when someone loses their vision. The drones are a perfect example of technology making the overall process effective for everyone and are accessible to someone who is blind. Gather AI allows Bosma to create new skills and employment opportunities.”
“We aim to make our solution as easy as possible to use. Warehouses today are already under pressure due to various factors including supply chain delays, staff turnover, and more. It’s an honor to be working with Bosma and supporting their mission,” says Gather AI CEO and Co-Founder Sankalp Arora, Ph.D.