Digital twin and robotics platforms model and test everything from planograms and traffic flow to store-level operations enabling retailers to optimize layouts virtually and deploy intelligent automation on the floor. On the floor, AI-powered robots close the loop, autonomously scanning shelves and feeding real-time conditions back into the digital twin. Together, digital twins and AI-powered robots help retailers roll out changes faster, reduce implementation risk, and free up labor for higher-value tasks.
Lowe's built digital twins across its entire store network using NVIDIA Omniverse, testing hundreds of planogram scenarios virtually to optimize store layouts and transform merchandising at scale. At the shelf level, Simbe Robotics, powered by NVIDIA Jetson™ edge AI, deploys autonomous robots across leading retailers—scanning shelves, detecting gaps, verifying compliance, and feeding real-time conditions back into store systems to reduce out-of-stocks by over half and nearly eliminate all pricing errors.
