BrainOS by Brain Corp: status and timeline

BrainOS

Make autonomy a standard feature of everyday commercial machines, so cleaning and store audits run unattended in busy buildings.

ScalingStage 5 of 5

50,000+ robots in service; Clean 2.0 self-planned routes rolling out to Tennant X-series since April 2026.

Updated 6 Aug 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Thousands of ShelfOptix robots in stores (partners' target)

Brain Corp founded in San Diego2009Complete.
$114M round led by SoftBank Vision Fund19 Jul 2017Complete.
Inventory Scan rolled out at nearly 600 Sam's ClubsFeb 2022Complete.
ShelfOptix managed shelf-scanning service launched29 Sep 2025Complete.
BrainOS Clean 2.0 with self-planned routes31 Mar 2026Complete.
Thousands of ShelfOptix robots in stores (partners' target)Target Dec 2026Not yet reached.

Most important updates

Upcoming

Dec 2026Thousands of ShelfOptix robots in stores (partners' target)in about 7 weeks (next)

Current obstacles

Proving value per robotCustomers compare robot leases with low-wage cleaning labour; coverage and uptime gains have to show up in their costs.
Turning scans into a businessShelf scanning is still in pilots with grocers such as Southeastern Grocers; retailers must act on the data for it to pay off.

Physics limits

Crowds are unpredictableIn a store full of people, a robot must stop whenever someone might step in front of it. Safety margins trade directly against speed and how much floor it can cover per hour.
Batteries and water tanks set the shiftScrubbers carry heavy batteries plus clean and dirty water; runtime and tank size cap how much floor one machine cleans before a person must empty, refill or recharge it.
Cameras need line of sightShelf scans only see what faces the aisle. Items hidden behind others, glare and blocked aisles leave gaps that a scanning robot cannot fill on its own.

How it works

4 parts

Teach

From taught routes to self-planned

Early robots repeated a route an operator drove once. Clean 2.0 plans its own cleaning path from a simple site map and replans when aisles change.

Perception

Seeing people and obstacles

Cameras and range sensors detect people, carts and spills; the robot slows, stops or detours, then resumes coverage.

Scanning

Shelf cameras on cleaning runs

A camera tower photographs shelves as the scrubber passes; cloud software flags empty spots, wrong items and price errors.

Cloud

One fleet, many owners

Each robot uploads coverage and status to Brain's cloud, which gives customers reports and updates all robots' software remotely.

Spec sheet

Spec	BrainOS
BrainOS robots worldwide	50,000+^R (reported)
Autonomous hours (H1 2026)	5.3 million^R (reported)
Floor area covered (H1 2026)	3.7 billion sq ft^R (reported)
Deployment growth (H1 2026, YoY)	+68%^R (reported)
Clean 2.0 coverage gain	+22%^R (reported)
Clean 2.0 cut in manual interventions	55%^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Update log

4 updates

About Brain Corp

The team behind BrainOS

Brain Corp

BrainOS autonomy for floor scrubbers

Brain Corp, based in San Diego, makes BrainOS, software that turns ordinary commercial machines such as Tennant floor scrubbers into self-driving robots. More than 50,000 BrainOS robots work in stores, airports, warehouses and other public buildings on six continents.

50,000+ BrainOS robots worldwide; deployments grew 68% year on year in the first half of 2026.
The fleet logged 5.3 million autonomous hours in H1 2026. Tennant is the main machine partner; Walmart a key customer.
Clean 2.0 (2026) lets scrubbers plan their own routes; scanning towers on the same robots audit store shelves.

braincorp.com (opens braincorp.com)Company profile →

Founded: 200917 yrs
Headquarters: United States
Status: Private
Valuation: private
Raised: $114M1 round
Last round: Series C · $114M19 Jul 2017
Works in: RoboticsDelivery & service
Coverage: 1 program · 4 updateslatest 6 Aug 2026checked 11 Oct
Lead investors: SoftBank Vision Fund
Customers: Walmart
Partners: Tennant Company (opens tennantco.com)Driveline Retail
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund
People: David Pinn (opens braincorp.com)CEOEugene Izhikevich (opens braincorp.com)Co-founder & Chairman

Spec

BrainOS

BrainOS robots worldwide

50,000+^R (reported)

Autonomous hours (H1 2026)

5.3 million^R (reported)

Floor area covered (H1 2026)

3.7 billion sq ft^R (reported)

Deployment growth (H1 2026, YoY)

+68%^R (reported)

Clean 2.0 coverage gain

+22%^R (reported)

Clean 2.0 cut in manual interventions

55%^R (reported)

BrainOS

Milestones

Most important updates

Upcoming

Current obstacles

Physics limits

How it works

From taught routes to self-planned

Seeing people and obstacles

Shelf cameras on cleaning runs

One fleet, many owners

Spec sheet

Update log

Thu 6 Aug

Tue 31 Mar

Mon 29 Sep 2025

Tue 1 Feb 2022

About Brain Corp

Current obstacles

Physics limits

How it works

From taught routes to self-planned

Seeing people and obstacles

Shelf cameras on cleaning runs

One fleet, many owners

Spec sheet

Update log

Thu 6 Aug

Tue 31 Mar

Mon 29 Sep 2025

Tue 1 Feb 2022

About Brain Corp