Intelligent inventory management and related systems and methods

A system for performing automated inventory management within a commercial facility, comprising:

• at least one imaging sensor;
• a transmitter for sending inventory information to a database;
• a receiver for receiving inventory information from a database;
• a computer in communication with the at least one imaging sensor, the transmitter, and the receiver, the computer having a processor and computer-readable memory, wherein the computer is configured to:
• capture inventory images from the at least one imaging sensor,
• detect inventory by comparing captured inventory images with stored inventory images,
• determine inventory information,
• determine a confidence level for the inventory information, wherein the confidence level is determined based on at least a type of inventory items detected and a number of inventory items detected, and
• communicate at least a portion of the inventory information having a confidence level above a threshold to the database.

A method of inventorying a commercial facility with a robot, the method comprising:

• providing a robot within a commercial facility, wherein the robot has a locomotion platform, at least one imaging sensor, a transmitter for sending inventory information to a database, a receiver for receiving inventory information from a database, and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the at least one imaging sensor, the transmitter, and the receiver, the robot computer having a processor and computer-readable memory;
• capturing inventory images with the at least one imaging sensor;
• detecting inventory information by comparing captured inventory images with stored inventory images;
• determining a confidence level for the inventory information, wherein the confidence level is determined based on at least a type of inventory items detected and a number of inventory items detected, and
• communicating at least a portion of the inventory information having a confidence level above a threshold to the database.