VisionShips Q2 2027
SpillGuard AI
A small ceiling-mounted camera that watches shop and warehouse floors.
- Spots spills and debris in seconds
- Detects when someone falls
- Alerts the nearest staff member
From $399 per edge box
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ShelfScan AI
Know what's out of stock and out of place, aisle by aisle
In development · Ships Q2 2027Pilot applications open
From$299per camera
Software: $29–$49 per month per cooler or bay
Pilot deployments begin ahead of general availability (Q2 2027). The optional $49 pilot-slot deposit is fully refundable.
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What it is
A tiny cube camera that clips onto a shop shelf or ceiling.
What it does
- Spots empty and low shelves
- Finds products in the wrong place
- Catches wrong price tags
- Turns gaps into staff tasks
Who it's for
Supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and consumer brands.
Look inside
What's inside ShelfScan AI
Keep scrolling: it opens up in real time to show the parts that do the work.
Overview
ShelfScan AI is a 6 cm cube camera with an edge AI processor that monitors shelves continuously. It detects out-of-stock and low-stock items, checks planogram compliance, spots misplaced products and wrong price tags, and monitors freshness — alerting staff with real-time insights.
- Out-of-stock and low-stock detection per product facing
- Planogram compliance and price-tag verification
- 6 × 6 × 3 cm cube, 4K 120° camera, shelf or ceiling mount
- Also runs on existing CCTV over RTSP
The problem
Out-of-stocks cost retailers sales every day, yet most stores still rely on manual shelf walks a few times per shift. Planogram compliance is hard to verify across hundreds of stores, misplaced items and wrong price tags frustrate shoppers, and fresh produce quality is checked by eye. Head office has little real-time visibility.
Use cases
Out-of-stock alerts
Detect empty and low facings and alert staff to replenish before sales are lost.
Planogram compliance
Compare shelves with the planogram and flag gaps, wrong positions and missing facings.
Price-tag checks
Read shelf-edge labels and flag missing or mismatched price tags.
Misplaced items
Detect products left in the wrong location by shoppers.
Freshness monitoring
Monitor produce and bakery displays for depletion and visible quality issues.
Pharmacy and convenience
Monitor high-value and fast-moving categories in pharmacies, convenience stores and fuel-station shops.
How it works
- 1
Capture
ShelfScan cubes or existing cameras capture shelf images at configurable intervals.
- 2
Recognise
On-device models detect each product facing and recognise SKUs and shelf labels.
- 3
Compare
Shelf state is compared with the planogram and stock expectations.
- 4
Alert
Staff get prioritised tasks — refill, fix facing, correct price — on the store app.
- 5
Report
Head office sees compliance and availability across every store in the dashboard.
In the app
ShelfScan HQ
The ShelfScan store app turns shelf insights into prioritised staff tasks; the HQ dashboard shows availability and compliance across every store.
- Real-time OOS and low-stock alerts
- Planogram compliance scoring
- Price-tag mismatch reports
- Store and chain leaderboards
- Category availability trends
- Task assignment and completion tracking
Store 112 · Aisle 4 · Snacks
On-shelf
94.2%
Gaps
3
Planogram
91%
Price errors
1
- Out of stock · Bay 4-C10:14
Sea-salt crisps 150 g, 0 facings
- Price mismatch · Bay 4-A10:06
Tag shows $3.49, promo price $2.99
- Misplaced · Bay 4-D09:51
Cereal bar on crisps shelf
- Restock done · Bay 2-B09:30
Task closed in 11 min
AI capabilities
Runs on-device · Hailo-8L
Product detection
Detects every product facing on dense shelves.
Model: YOLOv8 / RT-DETR
Product recognition
Identifies SKUs from a custom-trained product catalogue with few-shot onboarding of new items.
Model: MobileNetV3 / DINOv2 embedding classifier
Shelf state classification
Classifies shelf sections as full, low or empty.
Model: Lightweight CNN classifier
Anomaly detection
Flags misplaced items and planogram deviations.
Model: Embedding-distance anomaly scoring
Price-tag OCR
Reads price and product codes on shelf-edge labels.
Model: PaddleOCR (PP-OCRv4)
Hardware & target specifications
Targets for production units. Subject to change during development.
Hardware
| AI processor | Hailo-8L (13 TOPS) or Kendryte K230D (6 TOPS) |
|---|---|
| Camera | 4K, 120° FOV |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 · Ethernet (PoE) · Optional 4G · RTSP input for existing cameras |
| Power | PoE or 12 V DC, < 10 W |
| Enclosure | White polycarbonate cube with shelf-edge clip and ceiling bracket |
| Dimensions | 6 × 6 × 3 cm |
| Weight | ~120 g |
| Ingress rating | IP42 (indoor) |
Vision
| Camera | 4K, 120° FOV |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Up to ~3 m of shelving per cube (target) |
| Capture interval | 1–15 min, configurable |
| Existing cameras | RTSP / ONVIF supported |
AI
| Processor | Hailo-8L (13 TOPS) / K230D (6 TOPS) |
|---|---|
| Detects | OOS, low stock, misplaced, price tags |
| SKU onboarding | Few-shot, from product photos |
| Processing | On-device; images not stored by default |
Power and connectivity
| Power | < 10 W, PoE or 12 V |
|---|---|
| Network | Wi-Fi 6 / Ethernet / 4G |
| Updates | Signed OTA |
| APIs | REST, webhooks |
Physical
| Size | 6 × 6 × 3 cm |
|---|---|
| Mount | Shelf-edge or ceiling |
| Rating | IP42 |
| Operating temp. | 0 °C to 45 °C (chiller-aisle variant planned) |
Built with
The real parts inside
Proven, off-the-shelf components our prototypes are built on. Final production parts may differ.
Raspberry Pi 5
Main computer for our edge boxes
Photo: SimonWaldherr,CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · AI overlay added
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ (Hailo AI accelerator)
Runs the vision models on the device
Photo: SparkFun Electronics,CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · AI overlay added
Compact camera module
Built-in camera for our own devices
Photo: the Raspberry Pi Foundation,CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · AI overlay added
Standard CCTV cameras (bullet and dome)
The cameras you already have — we connect to them
Photo: Myotus,CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · AI overlay added
Reference photos of commercially available components. IEMI Labs is not affiliated with or endorsed by their manufacturers. Photo credits
In the box
Planned contents
- ShelfScan AI cube camera
- Shelf-edge clip and ceiling bracket
- PoE adapter or 12 V supply
- Quick-start guide
Software & app
The ShelfScan store app turns shelf insights into prioritised staff tasks; the HQ dashboard shows availability and compliance across every store.
- Real-time OOS and low-stock alerts
- Planogram compliance scoring
- Price-tag mismatch reports
- Store and chain leaderboards
- Category availability trends
- Task assignment and completion tracking
Integrations
- Planogram files (PSA / CSV / JSON)
- Retail POS and inventory systems via API
- Task-management apps via webhook
- Microsoft Teams / Slack
- Power BI / CSV export
Pricing
Hardware: $299 per camera
Software: $29–$49 per month per cooler or bay
Store hardware price depends on the number of cubes or existing cameras used. Chain pricing available through the pilot programme.
Cooler
$299 + $29/mo
Out-of-stock alerts for a cooler or end cap.
- One ShelfScan camera
- Out-of-stock and low-stock alerts
- Store app
- Weekly reports
Aisle
$299 + $49/mo per bay
Adds planogram and price-tag checks.
- Everything in Cooler
- Planogram compliance
- Price-tag reading
- Task workflows
Chain
Custom
For supermarket and pharmacy chains.
- HQ dashboard
- POS and inventory integration
- Volume pricing
- Priority support
Indicative launch pricing in USD, excluding taxes and shipping. Final pricing is confirmed before any balance is charged.
Estimated impact
- Out-of-stock duration
- up to 40% shorter (est.)
- Manual shelf-walk time
- up to 50% less (est.)
- Planogram compliance
- up to 25% improvement (est.)
Illustrative estimates based on internal modelling and typical deployments; not measured results. Actual outcomes depend on site conditions and usage.
Designed for
- Supermarkets and grocery chains
- Convenience stores
- Pharmacies
- Fuel-station shops
- Consumer brands monitoring retail execution
Industries
Roadmap
Target milestones. We will email reservation holders and pilot partners as they change.
Q4 2026
2027 Pilot Program applications open; reference hardware running on customer RTSP cameras
Q1 2027
Pilot deployments at selected sites; model fine-tuning on site data
Q1 2027
EVT / DVT hardware builds, thermal and 24/7 reliability testing
Q2 2027
General availability and first production shipments of ShelfScan AI
Q3 2027
Chiller-aisle variant and freshness grading for produce planned
2027 Pilot Program
Pilot ShelfScan AI on your site
Pilot partners get early hardware, direct engineering support and preferential launch pricing. Tell us about your site and cameras.
How the pilot program worksThanks, we have it.
A member of the IEMI Labs team will reply within two business days.
ShelfScan AI FAQ
General FAQDo I have to pay to join the 2027 Pilot Program?
No. Applying is free and carries no obligation. If you want to hold a pilot slot, you can place an optional $49 deposit. It is fully refundable any time before shipment — email hello@iemilabs.com or use the refund link in your confirmation email — and it is credited in full against your purchase if you go ahead.
Is my data processed on the device?
Yes. Shelf images are analysed on the device and discarded by default; only shelf-state results are sent to the dashboard. Cameras face shelves, and any shoppers in frame are automatically blurred if images are retained.
How do you learn our products?
During onboarding we build a product catalogue from your product images and planograms. New SKUs can be added from a few photos in the dashboard.
Do I need a camera on every shelf?
No. One cube typically covers about three metres of shelving. Many stores start with high-value or fast-moving categories and expand from there.
How is it installed and connected?
Cubes clip to the shelf edge opposite, or mount on the ceiling, and connect by PoE or Wi-Fi 6. Existing cameras are added by RTSP.
Is ShelfScan AI available now?
ShelfScan AI is in development. Specifications shown are target specifications and may change as we complete engineering validation. We are targeting a Q2 2027 ship window and will email reservation holders with every major milestone.
What warranty will it come with?
We are planning a 2-year limited hardware warranty covering manufacturing defects, with advance replacement for pilot and business customers. Final warranty terms will be published before shipping begins.
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