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Tally at Ankeny, Iowa

Tally is Simbe Robotics' autonomous shelf-scanning inventory robot; it traverses grocery and retail stores multiple times a day to audit stock levels, pricing, and planogram compliance, returning to its charging base without staff assistance.

Tally by Simbe Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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Hy-Vee deployed Tally to five stores across Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri (including Ankeny, Iowa) beginning September 2021, using the robot to track on-shelf availability and pricing.

Key facts

Operator
Hy-Vee
Scope
5 stores, IA / NE / MO

Exposure

Customer segment
retail
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Tally at Ankeny, Iowa.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Tally
Company
Simbe Robotics
Location
United States/Ankeny, Iowa
Operator
Simbe Robotics
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2021-09-01
ID
c72e055b-f901-48e3-9aa1-8258a5c7a9ab

Timeline

  1. Sep 2021
    First recorded
    Tally first documented operating at Ankeny, Iowa.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Hy-Vee is bringing inventory robots to 5 stores · https://www.grocerydive.com/news/hy-vee-is-bringing-inventory-robots-to-5-stores/607132/ · 2021-09-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

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Common questions

What is the Tally deployment at Ankeny, Iowa?
Tally, built by Simbe Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Ankeny, Iowa on the DEPLOY registry. Simbe Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Tally at Ankeny, Iowa?
Simbe Robotics, the manufacturer of Tally, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Tally deployment at Ankeny, Iowa go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Tally deployment at Ankeny, Iowa?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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