Why Real-Time Spatial Intelligence Is the Next Competitive Advantage in Warehousing

Warehouses are more dynamic than ever. Pick zones shift weekly. Racks move. Pallets pile up where they didn’t exist yesterday. Mobile robots and human workers navigate around each other, all while pressure mounts to move faster, safer, and more efficiently.

To stay competitive, it's not enough to automate — warehouses need to become spatially aware.

That’s why KINEXON and Slamcore have partnered to deliver a new layer of intelligence: Real-time spatial intelligence — the fusion of precise location tracking with live 3D environmental perception.

From Tracking Moving Assets to True Awareness

Many warehouses already use RFID tags, UWB sensors, or WMS integrations to track assets. These systems answer the question: “Where is it?”

But in modern, fast-changing operations, that's not enough.

Today’s challenges demand answers to questions like:

• “What’s around it — and what just changed?”

• “Is that path still clear?”

• “Is the robot seeing the new racking that went up this morning?”

With spatial intelligence, you're not just tracking movement — you're enabling systems to perceive, interpret, and adapt to their environment in real time.

What Powers This: Slamcore + KINEXON

Together with Slamcore, a leader in real-time visual-inertial SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), KINEXON now offers a hybrid solution for warehouse visibility.

‍Here's how it works:

• Slamcore’s software enables mobile platforms — like AMRs, AGVs, or forklifts — to not just calculate their position in the facility, but interpret their surroundings using onboard cameras and IMUs

• These platforms build a live 3D map of their environment, no GPS or fixed infrastructure required

• KINEXON Fleet Manager can integrate this perception layer with other location systems (UWB, RFID, BLE) to orchestrate movement with precision and flexibility

‍Real-World Use Case: Adapting to Dynamic Pick Zones

The challenge: A global warehouse reconfigures its pick zones every few weeks to respond to demand surges. Temporary racking, staging areas, and overflow zones are constantly in flux.

The risk: AGVs that rely only on static maps or infrastructure-based tracking may run into blind spots, lose localization, or require costly manual remapping.

The solution: With spatial intelligence, forklifts equipped with Slamcore software “see” new obstacles and layout changes instantly. A retrofit camera module streams live location and object data — fits forklifts, reach-trucks, pallet movers, tuggers, and AGVs.

The KINEXON Fleet Manager adjusts routes in real time, ensuring:

• Zero downtime during reconfigurations

• Safer navigation in shared spaces

• Continuously optimized pathing

• No need for layout reprogramming

“Slamcore enables mobile platforms to see and understand their surroundings — in real time, without needing external infrastructure updates. That’s a huge step toward resilient, flexible intralogistics.” - Christoph Schinner, Product Manager, KINEXON

Built for Modern Warehousing

This next-generation solution is more than just a tracking upgrade. It’s a new way to think about visibility.

• Precise: Combine absolute positioning with detailed environmental perception.

• Resilient: Stay operational through layout shifts, blind spots, and signal interference.

• Flexible: Deploy quickly in new zones — no need to wait for infrastructure.

“Together with KINEXON, we’re enabling a level of warehouse awareness that adapts in real time — supporting more agile, autonomous and mixed fleet operations without sacrificing precision.”  - Owen Nicholson, CEO, Slamcore

Ready to Rethink Fleet Visibility?

Real-time spatial intelligence closes the gap between where things are and how your warehouse evolves.

If you're exploring how to make automation more adaptive, close blind spots, or future-proof your operations for scale — let's talk.

Contact us to learn more about how KINEXON and Slamcore are redefining what's possible in intralogistics.