ServiceSelf-driving software for cleaning machines
BrainOS
by Brain Corp
Brain Corp makes BrainOS, software that lets floor-cleaning machines built by other companies, such as Tennant, drive themselves around big stores. Some of its machines also carry cameras that check shelf stock as they clean. Chain Store Age, 10 Apr 2019
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- 6 Aug 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- Cleaning floors in stores such as Walmart and all Sam's Club locations in the US; the company says more than 50,000 of its robots are in use worldwide. Brain Corp press release (Robotics Tomorrow), 6 Aug 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
03Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 5
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
Autonomous data center asset tracking · Powered by BrainOS®
Real Talk with Brainiacs: Wayne Li on Industrial Scanning
Real Talk with Brainiacs: Micah Richert on 3D safety zones
Brain Corp & UCSD Partnership
Real Talk with Brainiacs: Jordi Solanas on interoperability
Real Talk with Brainiacs: Sahil Dhayalkar on Contextual GroundingHow we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
- 5
Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
Placed by: Brain Corp said more than 50,000 robots running its software were in use worldwide, and that deployments grew 68% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier (6 Aug 2026).
- 4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. Brain Corp's founding date and funding history were not checked (web search ran out).
Sources
- 01Chain Store Age, 10 Apr 2019
- 02Brain Corp press release (Robotics Tomorrow), 6 Aug 2026
- 03Grocery Dive, 31 Jan 2022
- 04The Robot Report, 3 Dec 2018
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “BrainOS (Brain Corp): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/brain-corp. Checked 19 October 2026.
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