# Tally at Ankeny, Iowa: deployment

Canonical ID: `c72e055b-f901-48e3-9aa1-8258a5c7a9ab`

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

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** simbe-tally-hy-vee
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Tally](/models/simbe-tally.md) (id: `4392c1ef-998e-40c4-be6b-d00426ed91da`)
- **Company:** [Simbe Robotics](/companies/simbe-robotics.md) (id: `eab8d0e4-709c-424b-9459-120ed08b017c`)
- **Location:** [Ankeny, Iowa](/locations/ankeny-iowa.md) (id: `aa313e57-eff1-48a0-823e-1dfe0cdc2f72`)
- **First seen:** 2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/c72e055b-f901-48e3-9aa1-8258a5c7a9ab · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=c72e055b-f901-48e3-9aa1-8258a5c7a9ab · canonical URL: /deployments/simbe-tally-hy-vee_