Deployment
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
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/simbe-tally-hy-vee.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/robots/c72e055b-f901-48e3-9aa1-8258a5c7a9ab
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tally at Ankeny, Iowa.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09
- Model
- Tally
- Company
- Simbe Robotics
- Location
- Ankeny, Iowa
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2021-09-01
- ID
c72e055b-f901-48e3-9aa1-8258a5c7a9ab
Sources (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 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: service
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tally at Ankeny, Iowa.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.
- Is Tally at Ankeny, Iowa safe?
- Tally at Ankeny, Iowa has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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