Vision and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence serving your logistics operations

At BTB Europe, we believe in a future where logistics is not only optimized, but also proactive and intelligent. That is why we are working to integrate cutting-edge computer vision technologies and smart sensors into our Fox4Work^TM WMS to transform your day-to-day supply chain management.

Warehouse logistics is becoming a strategic asset for companies, and today’s market demands solutions that combine high performance with error reduction. Fox4Work^TM fits into this trend by evolving toward AI-augmented logistics, able to anticipate needs, reduce repetitive manual tasks and provide full visibility over your operations.

The goal: provide Warehouse 4.0 tools that make your warehouse more responsive, safer and more efficient.

Your warehouse, enhanced by AI

Practical AI solutions to improve the supply chain

In most warehouses, discrepancies still come from overly manual operations: occasional visual checks, re-keying, location searches and infrequent inventories. By combining computer vision, sensors and AI models integrated into Fox4Work^TM, we move from “after-the-fact” tracking to continuous, actionable observation. Algorithms detect, read, count and verify, while Fox4Work^TM orchestrates stock updates and the creation of actions (replenishment, holds, audits) without re-entry.

Result: fresher, more reliable data that aligns physical flows and system information in real time.

Real-time traceability and enhanced transparency

AI-enabled smart cameras can track and manage inventory in real time by automatically identifying and counting items from images, reading their barcodes or QR codes, and instantly updating stock levels in the WMS.

The result is complete, at-any-time visibility of your goods: every inventory movement is closely tracked, drastically reducing losses or omissions.

This advanced traceability also improves transparency for your customers, who can know exactly where their products are within the supply chain.

Data accuracy and reliability

By eliminating manual data entry and automating checks, AI strengthens the reliability of your logistics. Computer vision can drastically reduce human errors—for example, preventing mislabeled parcels or items misplaced in the warehouse. Automated systems that “see” and interpret visual data ensure inventory records and orders remain accurate, resulting in fewer stock errors and ultimately fewer incidents for your customers.

In other words, you benefit from superior operational quality, where each item is in the right place and correctly recorded.

Operational efficiency and speed

AI significantly accelerates your processes. In practice, smart cameras and sensors automate tasks that were once manual (sorting, inventory, visual inspection, etc.), reducing waiting times and processing delays. AI-equipped machines handle repetitive operations at high speed, while your employees can focus on higher value-added tasks.

Result: smoother flows and faster shipments, improving customer service levels. For example, picking and inventory counts can be executed in record time thanks to automation, significantly increasing warehouse productivity.

Cost reduction and resource optimization

By improving efficiency and reducing errors, vision and AI solutions contribute to more cost-effective logistics. On one hand, automating routine operations reduces labor costs (staff can be reassigned to higher-value tasks) and limits overtime. On the other hand, fewer picking or inventory errors mean fewer returns and penalties.

Improved safety and working conditions

A smart warehouse is also a safer warehouse. AI-driven cameras can continuously monitor work areas to detect risky situations or anomalies (obstacles in aisles, forklifts operating in restricted zones, etc.). In case of danger, the system instantly alerts teams, helping prevent accidents before they occur.

Moreover, by automating strenuous or risky tasks—such as high-level stock counting or moving heavy loads—these technologies protect operators’ physical integrity.

At BTB Europe, we see AI not only as a performance driver, but also as a way to improve working conditions by assigning dangerous or repetitive tasks to robots and computer vision. This allows your teams to work in a safer environment and focus on higher-value activities.

From the field to data

How Fox4Work™ leverages vision and AI to enhance inventory processes

Moving from promise to operations means embedding AI and computer vision into use cases that immediately create value. BTB Europe focuses on two complementary levers: automated visual stock counting and autonomous drone inventory. In both cases, sensors feed vision and AI models that detect, read, and count, while Fox4Work^TM updates inventory, triggers actions (replenishment, audits, quality holds), and records every operation—without manual re-entry.

These two use cases cover most inventory needs in a modern warehouse. Visual counting applies to bins, shelves and picking locations to improve day-to-day reliability and speed up checks. Drone inventory targets pallet aisles and high racking, where safety and speed are critical. Same technical foundation, same operator interface, same data governance: you start with a high-ROI scope, then expand progressively. The result is more frequent, more accurate and safer inventories, with measurable gains from the very first weeks.

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Automatic visual stock counting

Visual counting replaces manual checks through image analysis. Cameras (fixed or mobile) capture locations; algorithms automatically identify, read and count items or pallets.

Principle

At each pass, the camera captures the scene (bins, racks, trays). AI detects units, reads barcodes/QR codes if needed, and returns a time-stamped count linked to the location.

Fox4Work^TM integration

BTB Europe is working to integrate this type of solution directly into Fox4Work^TM. For example, connected cameras installed in the warehouse will be able to perform visual counting of stock locations without any manual input from operators.

This vision technology can be activated on demand within the WMS and natively integrated into existing processes to update inventories in real time.

Key benefits
- Accuracy: fewer errors related to fatigue or human interpretation.
- Speed: scanning a shelving unit in seconds rather than minutes
- Data reliability: inventory always up to date; immediate alerts in case of discrepancies
By automating counting where it matters most, Fox4Work^TM simultaneously improves reliability, throughput and responsiveness—enabling more frequent, safer inventories that are immediately actionable.
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Autonomous drone inventory

Inventory drones bring automation where it matters most: in the heart of pallet aisles. Equipped with high-resolution cameras and embedded algorithms, they read labels, count items, and capture visual evidence without human intervention, even at night or in low-light conditions.

Principle

Drones, equipped with high-resolution cameras and onboard AI algorithms, are capable of traversing warehouse aisles by flying close to racks to scan pallet labels and count stock without human intervention. They can operate 24/7, including in total darkness, navigating autonomously thanks to sensors and computer vision (without requiring GPS or lighting).

Fox4Work^TM integration

BTB Europe is developing a solution to transmit captured data in real time. Fox4Work^TM will trigger actions (replenishment, audits, quality blocks) and generate reports by location/SKU with visual history.

Key benefits
- Massive time savings compared to manual high-level counts; drones cover hundreds of locations per hour.
- Fewer errors thanks to systematic scanning and visual proof
- Increased safety: no more lift or ladder operations to check upper racks
Drone inventory turns a one-off, costly exercise into continuous, fast and documented control. The result: higher accuracy, throughput and safety—leading to more reliable stock and immediate operational decisions.

Continuous R&D, tangible results

From vision to operations

The “Vision & AI” project reflects our commitment to keeping you one step ahead at all times. Our roadmap is clear: continuously enhance Fox4Work^TM with the most relevant AI and computer-vision technologies—easy to deploy and with a controlled ROI. Because every warehouse is unique, we favor a tailored, modular approach: building blocks adapt to your context to strengthen your processes without disrupting them. The expected benefits—real-time traceability, inventory reliability, and cost reduction—gradually become the new standard for your supply chain, with Fox4Work^TM as the technology conductor. Our conviction remains constant: combining AI with domain expertise paves the way for logistics that are more agile, safer, and more efficient.

In this momentum, BTB Europe is investing heavily in R&D to turn a technological vision into operational reality. Already, Fox4Work^TM can control mobile robots to move pallets and parcels, support picking through robotics, and interface with connected cameras to perform automated visual stock counting—innovations that were science fiction only yesterday, now within reach thanks to careful WMS integration. And we go further, continuously: testing, iterating and deploying where value is immediate, so your warehouse evolves in step with innovation and your growth.

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