Deployment
Tally at Byron Center, Michigan
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-spartannash.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/robots/e9bb3e6e-5d17-45cc-abd4-de0e8d2f942e
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
SpartanNash converted its 2023 pilot of Tally across 15 Michigan and Indiana stores into a commercial expansion, adding 60 more stores in February 2024. Pilot converted to a paid, ongoing deployment.
Key facts
- Operator
- SpartanNash
- Scope
- 60-store expansion after 15-store pilot
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tally at Byron Center, Michigan.
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
- Byron Center, Michigan
- Status
- scaled
- First seen
- 2024-02-14
- ID
e9bb3e6e-5d17-45cc-abd4-de0e8d2f942e
Sources (1)
- SpartanNash deploys Simbe Tally robots at 60 more stores · https://www.therobotreport.com/spartannash-deploys-simbe-tally-robots-60-more-stores/ · 2024-02-14
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
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tally at Byron Center, Michigan.Common questions
- What is the Tally deployment at Byron Center, Michigan?
- Tally, built by Simbe Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Byron Center, Michigan on the DEPLOY registry. Simbe Robotics operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Tally at Byron Center, Michigan?
- 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 Byron Center, Michigan go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting February 14, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Tally deployment at Byron Center, Michigan?
- 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 Byron Center, Michigan safe?
- Tally at Byron Center, Michigan 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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