# Busy Beaver Building Centers Deploy Badger Technologies Autonomous Robots to Improve Inventory Management, Price Integrity and Planogram Compliance *September 08, 2022* ***Tech-Savvy Home Improvement Chain Adopts Retail Robots to Automate Inventory Shelf Scans, Including Electronic Shelf Labels, to Support Reduction of Product \& Price Checks from 80 Hours Weekly to 40 Minutes Daily*** **NICHOLASVILLE, KY -- September 8, 2022 --** [Badger Technologies](/), a product division of Jabil and leader in retail automation, has announced a production rollout of its Badger Technologies® multipurpose autonomous robots with [Busy Beaver Building Centers, Inc.](https://busybeaver.com/), operator of 25 full-line home improvement centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Following a successful pilot launched earlier this year, Badger Technologies is deploying production robots starting at a new store in Delmont, Penn., where associates seamlessly manage more than 33,000 Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) while embracing the latest in retail automation to improve operations and shopping experiences. As part of Busy Beaver's commitment to adopt leading-edge technology, the company has fully embraced Electronic Shelf Labels to eliminate manual price changes, as well as more closely monitor in-store traffic and buying trends. In fact, the Delmont location is one of the first home-improvement stores in the U.S. to use digital price tags exclusively for its inventory. "We relentlessly look for innovative ways to increase efficiencies and empower our associates to provide legendary customer service," said Adam Gunnett, director of IT \& marketing for Busy Beaver Building Centers. "The Badger team has done a great job of collaborating with us to optimize the robot's functionality while working diligently with our digital price tag vendor to customize the tags so they could be more easily read and scanned in a timelier manner." **Safeguarding Price Integrity and On-Shelf Availability During Turbulent Times** The impact of inflation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and upticks in spending across the home-improvement sector led to myriad operational challenges for Busy Beaver, including the pressure to handle a month's worth of price changes in a week. To reduce this burden, Badger Technologies integrates pricing data collected during the robot's daily inventory shelf scans with Busy Beaver's digital price tag system using an open Application Programming Interface (API). Additionally, Badger Technologies multipurpose autonomous robots enable Busy Beaver to keep shelves fully stocked with the right mix of products at the right prices without overburdening employees. Previously, manual inventory checks took more than 80 hours per week, with several employees dedicated to the effort. Now, the robot scans all shelves and planograms each night and generates a report that takes approximately 30-to-40 minutes to review. "Badger Technologies brings a lot of data-driven advantages to the retail industry," stated William "BJ" Santiago, CEO of Badger Technologies. "For Busy Beaver, we funnel all relevant and timely data from the store's Point-of-Sale (POS) system directly into a dashboard that employees access on a tablet. Even their corporate merchandising team can access real-time data to visualize planograms for compliance without having to visit the store." Plans are underway to deploy robots at additional Busy Beaver locations to support associates to optimize store performance while elevating customer service. "The reaction from our employees has been very warm, inviting and thankful," said Kevin Michel, general manager of Busy Beaver's Delmont store. "It's a game changer because they now can focus on being a salesperson, cashier or handling inventory control versus going and looking for thousands of items throughout the store." **Supporting Resources** * Case Study: [Busy Beaver Building Centers Finds Its Technology Sweet Spot with Badger Technologies' Multipurpose Autonomous Robot](/resource/customer-success-stories/badger-busy-beaver.html) **About Badger Technologies** Badger Technologies is a product division of Jabil (NYSE: JBL), a manufacturing solutions provider that delivers comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services. A robotics pioneer, Badger Technologies has deployed more than 600 robots that automate hazard detection and resolve a host of inventory and data disconnects to improve on-shelf product availability, price integrity, store profitability and shopping experiences. As part of Jabil Retail, Badger Technologies has access to leading-edge retail automation technologies, innovative cloud software and services, global supply chain management capabilities and world-class manufacturing services. # # # Media Contact Michael Kovacs Senior Director, Marketing, Jabil 1.408.427.1191 [michael_kovacs@jabil.com](mailto:michael_kovacs@jabil.com) ### Related News - [Badger Technologies Collaborates with STCR to Drive Rapid Adoption of Autonomous Robots by Independent Grocers](/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-and-stcr.html) - [Badger Technologies Launches Retail Automation Pilot Program with Busy Beaver Building Centers to Improve Inventory Management and Price Integrity](/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-busy-beaver.html): Chain of Popular Neighborhood Home Improvement Centers Testing Retail Robotics to Elevate Customer Shopping Experiences with Faster, More Efficient Detection and Replenishment of Out-of-Stock Inventory - [Woodman’s Markets Rolls Out Badger Technologies Grocery Robots](/news/press-releases/woodmans-markets-rolls-out-badger-technologies-grocery-robots.html) - [Badger Technologies Introduces PatrolBot Autonomous Robot for Security Guard Industry](/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-introduces-patrolbot.html) - [AT&T and badger technologies working to bring 5G-enabled autonomous robots to retail](/news/press-releases/att-and-badger-technologies-working.html) - [Badger Technologies Introduces the Badger UV Disinfect Robot ](/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-uv-disinfect-robot.html): Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, introduces the Badger™ UV Disinfect robot, an autonomous ultraviolet (UV) disinfecting robot designed to combat COVID-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, food-service and retail environments. - [Badger Technologies Deploys PatrolBot Autonomous Security Robot at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum](/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-deploys-patrolbot-autonomous-security-robot-at-the-national-veterans-memorial-and-museum.html): Multipurpose Robot Seamlessly Integrates with TrackTik Software to Augment Security Guard Operations; Industry-Leading Technology to be Showcased in Live and Streaming Veterans Day Event - [Vallarta Supermarkets Test Badger Technologies Data-Gathering, Autonomous Robots to Improve Operational Efficiencies and Shopping Experiences](/news/press-releases/vallarta-supermarkets-test-badger-technologies-data-gathering-autonomous-robots.html): Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and leader in retail automation, has deployed a pilot program with Vallarta Supermarkets, a chain of 53 full-service markets throughout California, to reinforce operational and customer-service excellence. 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