DroneScan
Drone-powered inventory management for warehouses. DroneScan builds autonomous RFID and barcode scanning drones that replace manual stocktaking — reducing man-hours, eliminating errors, and finding missing inventory. Featured by CNN, Forbes, and deployed with Walmart.
Technology
Hummingbird Drone
Primary inventory scanning drone with RFID, barcode, and camera systems
Azure IoT Cloud
Scan data uploaded to Azure for processing, analytics, and WMS integration
WMS Integration
API-based integration with SAP, Oracle, Manhattan, and custom warehouse systems
Real-time Feedback
On-drone display + tablet interface for live scanning progress and alerts
Skills contributed
Warehouse Inventory Intelligence
AI analysis of drone scan data — stock discrepancy detection, location accuracy, cycle count optimisation, and inventory health scoring across warehouse zones.
Drone Fleet Operations
Flight planning, battery management, maintenance scheduling, and fleet utilisation analytics for multi-drone warehouse deployments.
Scan Anomaly Detection
ML-powered detection of misplaced items, phantom inventory, label damage, and rack position errors from drone scan data. Integrates with WMS for automated correction workflows.
Warehouse Safety Compliance
Drone-captured visual inspection of racking condition, aisle clearance, fire exit access, and PPE compliance. Generates audit-ready reports per OSHA/OHS standards.
Build partnership
DroneScan is a build partner — they're using the 2nth.ai platform to build AI capabilities on top of their drone hardware. Unlike a skills-only partner, build partners use the full platform stack:
What build partners get
| Capability | Skills partner | Build partner |
|---|---|---|
| Contribute skills | Yes | Yes |
| Revenue share | 10-15% | 15-20% |
| Branded skills hub | Optional | Included |
| Custom agents | No | Yes — domain-specific |
| API access | Read-only | Full platform API |
| Client environments | No | Per-client workspaces |
| Dedicated support | Slack channel + monthly review |
Architecture
DroneScan Hardware (warehouse)
→ Drone scans RFID/barcode tags
→ Data uploaded to Azure IoT Hub
→ Azure triggers webhook to 2nth.ai
→ agents.2nth.ai runs inventory analysis skills
→ Results: discrepancies, anomalies, compliance flags
→ Push to WMS via DroneScan API
→ Dashboard at scan.dronescan.co (branded skills hub)
Revenue flow:
→ Customer buys DroneScan hardware + subscription
→ AI analysis uses 2nth.ai tokens
→ DroneScan earns 20% of token revenue from their skills
→ Customer sees unified DroneScan bill
Customers
| Customer | Type | Scale | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart | Retail distribution | Pilot programme | USA |
| LF Logistics | 3PL | Multi-site | Asia-Pacific |
| Kenco | 3PL | Multi-site | USA |
Enquire
Interested in DroneScan's AI-powered inventory management or becoming a build partner?