Camera + compute
One compact module per forklift: a camera to capture the shelves and a compute unit running BARCONA AI.
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New · Forklift-mounted
Inventory on the move.
The Detection Unit turns the forklifts you already run into inventory scanners. A camera and compute module captures barcodes during normal operations, so there's no extra robot and no extra route.
Detection Unit · Live
BARCONA AI core
The idea
Your forklifts already pass every shelf.
Instead of sending people, or a robot, to count stock, the Detection Unit records what's on the shelves while forklifts drive their normal routes.
Uses existing movements
Captures data during the work that's happening anyway, with no dedicated scan runs.
Standard components
Built from off-the-shelf parts, so it's quick to mount and easy to roll out across a fleet.
In operation
From shelf to spreadsheet.
Drive
The forklift works as usual. The module records along the way.
Capture
Barcodes in the camera's view are captured automatically.
Process
BARCONA AI turns the images into inventory data.
Compare
Results are compared with expected stock, and differences are flagged for a targeted check.
The benefit
Search less. See deviations sooner.
Today
- Checking manually
- Searching for handling units
- Reconciling stock by hand
- Chasing deviations
With BARCONA
- Sightings recorded automatically
- Results reconciled
- Deviations checked in a targeted way
Two ways to deploy
Detection Unit or TraceUnit?
Both run the same BARCONA AI core. The difference is how the camera gets to the shelf.
| Detection Unit | TraceUnit | |
|---|---|---|
| Concept | Uses existing forklift movements | Autonomous scan missions |
| Setup | Camera + compute unit per forklift | Robot per area |
| Development | Integrate capture, with less robotics | Navigation, safety and scan operation |
| Coverage | Depends on driving routes and field of view | Defined routes, independent of forklifts |
| Scaling | Mounting from standard components | Additional autonomous platforms |
Both are implementation concepts. Driving routes, field of view and mounting are validated in real-world tests.
FAQ
Questions.
Does the forklift driver have to do anything?
No. The idea is that capture happens in the background while the forklift does its normal work.
What if a shelf is never passed?
Coverage depends on the driving routes and the camera's field of view. Measuring that is one of the main goals of our first tests. For areas that forklifts rarely visit, the TraceUnit can run defined routes.
When can we test it?
We're aiming for a first Detection Unit test setup within a few weeks. That's a target, not a rollout promise. Get in touch to be part of it.
Test phase
Put a Detection Unit on your forklift.
We're looking for a clearly defined test area to measure coverage and time saved under real conditions.
Get in touch →