# Counting inventory with Nokia AIMS smart drone technology

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2024-08-30
- Length: 1h 14m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology

## Summary

Paul Heitlinger, General Manager of Nokia AIMS, explains how his team commercialized a drone-based autonomous inventory management system originally developed at Bell Labs. Heitlinger details the pivot from vertical farming to warehousing, the use of proprietary computer vision for GPS-free localization, and the development of a counting feature that identifies individual boxes on pallets. The episode also covers recent industry news, including Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid, Waymo's robotaxi expansion, and Fanuc's new cybersecurity-focused robot controller.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=6) Introduction and Georgia Robotics Cluster
- [4:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=262) Boston Dynamics Atlas Push-up Video Analysis
- [15:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=942) Waymo Robotaxi Scale and Security
- [21:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=1267) Fanuc R50i Controller and Cybersecurity
- [27:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=1647) Limex CL1 Humanoid Demo and Video Authenticity
- [35:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=2125) Nokia AIMS Origin and Pivot from Bell Labs
- [47:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=2863) Drone Hardware Strategy and Localization Tech
- [54:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=3288) Product Development and Counting Capabilities
- [1:06:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-30-counting-inventory-with-nokia-aims-smart-drone-technology#t=3971) Future Roadmap and Digital Twins

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Nokia AIMS (product)
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (product)
- Waymo (company)
- Fanuc R50i (product)
- Limex CL1 (product)
- Bell Labs (company)
- Graybar (company)
- Qualcomm (chip)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Drones, AI and the Future of Inventory Monitoring w/ Sean Mitchell](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-07-04-drones-ai-and-the-future-of-inventory-monitoring-w-sean-mitchell) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [#006 - How a drone company overcame the limitations of indoor applications for restaurants, warehouses, with Junyang Woon of Infinium Robotics, Singapore](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2016-12-28-006-how-a-drone-company-overcame-the-limitations-of-indoor-applications-for-rest) (The Hardware Entrepreneur)
- [The Rise Of Retail Robots With Simbe Robotics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-10-the-rise-of-retail-robots-with-simbe-robotics) (Over the Air)
- [IoT and the Future of the Retail Industry | Pensa's Richard Schwartz](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-11-24-iot-and-the-future-of-the-retail-industry-pensas-richard-schwartz) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [Episode 56: Intelligent warehouse robots - Guillaume Doisy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-10-06-episode-56-intelligent-warehouse-robots-guillaume-doisy) (Robot Talk)

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