WorkSense

Inspiration

Warehouses are adding more robots, but robots, workers, forklifts, and machines still operate with separate and incomplete views of the floor. We wanted to create one shared source of spatial awareness.

What it does

WorkSense uses ZaiNar’s live location data to build a shared map of the workplace. It helps robots detect possible path conflicts, choose safer actions, and receive real-time guidance such as wait, slow down, or reroute.

Workers and supervisors can also view robot routes, alerts, and blocked areas.

How we built it

We designed the product architecture, user flow, supervisor dashboard, worker view, and robot API mockups.

The concept connects:

• ZaiNar’s live location layer
• A shared spatial map
• A decision engine
• Robot, worker, and supervisor interfaces

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge was defining what WorkSense should control.

We decided it should support high-level robot decisions without replacing onboard cameras, local safety systems, or motor control.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We created a clear product concept with:

• A specific customer
• A practical first deployment
• Measurable business value
• A strong reason for using ZaiNar

What we learned

We learned that robots need more than local perception. Shared location awareness can help them understand activity beyond their own field of view and work more safely around people and machines.

What's next for WorkSense

The next step is a pilot in one warehouse zone with mobile robots, workers, and a forklift.

We would measure:

• Near-misses
• Robot wait time
• Route conflicts
• Congestion
• Task completion time

Built With

• zainar