Utomata provides an AI‑driven platform that automates shelf scanning, inventory and price monitoring, and field‑team routing for retail chains and consumer‑goods manufacturers. Its mobile apps capture shelf images offline, extract SKU and pricing data via computer vision, and feed a unified data hub that powers demand forecasting, autonomous replenishment, price corrections, and optimized field routes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Retail chains struggle with fragmented data collection, manual shelf audits, and inefficient field teams, leading to stockouts, pricing errors, and missed sales opportunities.
Solution
Utomata offers an AI‑powered platform that automates shelf scanning, inventory and price monitoring, and field‑team routing. Mobile apps capture shelf images offline, using computer‑vision to identify products, competitor items, prices, and planogram compliance. The extracted data is consolidated with ERP and retailer feeds into a unified data engine that applies demand forecasting and autonomous inventory management. AI agents generate actionable recommendations—such as replenishment orders, price corrections, and promotional adjustments—and execute them through a centralized command center. Route optimization further improves field‑team coverage while reducing travel distance, boosting productivity without adding staff.
Target Audience
Primary customers are retail operators and consumer‑goods manufacturers managing supermarket or traditional store networks that require automated shelf auditing, inventory control, and field‑team coordination.
Features
- Android/iOS mobile apps that scan shelves, inventory and prices in real time, operating offline and syncing to the cloud
- Advanced image‑recognition engine that detects SKUs, competitor products, pricing tags, and planogram deviations
- Unified data hub that aggregates information from retailers, ERPs, and field apps for a single source of truth
- AI agents that autonomously monitor stock levels, predict demand per SKU/store, and trigger replenishment or price updates
- Command Center dashboard delivering instant insights, alerts, and one‑click execution of corrective actions
- AI‑driven route planning that increases field coverage by up to 30% and cuts travel distance by 15% without expanding the workforce