Keonn Technologies
RFID robot systems and software for retail inventory management.
Keonn Technologies, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, specializes in RFID hardware, autonomous inventory robots, and cloud-based retail management software. The company's flagship product, the AdvanRobot (branded Robin), is an autonomous robot that reads RFID tags throughout a retail store to generate real-time inventory counts and detect stock discrepancies. Keonn also supplies fixed RFID readers, fitting-room detection systems, and loss prevention hardware under the Advan product family, along with the AdvanCloud platform for data management and analytics.
The company claims several firsts in the RFID market, including the first RFID floor mat and the first industrialised RFID fitting room. Keonn was acquired by Novanta Inc. in April 2025.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
AdvanRobot (Robin)
Autonomous RFID inventory robot for retail store inventory management.
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2008
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