Corvus Robotics sells the Corvus One, an AI-driven, infrastructure-free drone system that performs autonomous inventory checks in narrow and wide aisles and can operate in lights-out distribution centers. The system uses computer vision and generative AI for real-world navigation and obstacle detection, allowing drones to fly safely at walking speed without added reflectors, stickers, or beacons. Corvus One offers advanced barcode scanning in any orientation and integrates with or without a WMS via CSV/XLS exports. The company promotes measurable operational benefits—10x labor productivity, 99.9% inventory accuracy, up to 10% reclaimed pallet racking space, reduced shrinkage, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in labor savings. Deployments require no Wi‑Fi installation and can be implemented in less than a week. Corvus operates a data-driven “robots as a service” model and lists customers including MSI Surfaces, Staci Americas, and Quanta Computer; the company says recent funding will support growing customer adoption and continued product development. Corvus Robotics develops custom indoor drones to automate warehouse inventory management. Their aircraft include indoor obstacle avoidance, barcode reading in low-light conditions, and an on-board autonomy stack to operate in poor Wi-Fi. The company positions its product as an end-to-end suite for inventory visibility across the warehouse workflow, starting with drone-based inventory scans and aiming to track items from entry to exit. Corvus is Boston-based and a Y Combinator graduate. It received a $5 million seed round as part of its most recent financing. The new capital is primarily allocated to scaling the technology and advancing R&D, with the company citing labor shortages and supply-chain disruptions as demand drivers.

Total raised

$23M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Oct 2024