With so many companies and organizations pushing to reduce costs, boost productivity, and automate more of their processes, AI is getting a lot of attention. It’s now built into many of the software tools that we use to manage and analyze business data, inventory, assets, and processes.
But the real key to automation and efficiency starts with the data we’re able to collect and track. Physical AI systems, from autonomous robots to intelligent automation, can only be as smart as the real-world data feeding them. Neither AI nor anyone else can turn business insights into smarter, faster, and more accurate operations without accurate data that measures and tracks what's really going.
This is where RFID is still the crucial foundation of any true automation and efficiency strategy, particularly when it comes to managing inventory, assets, shipments, and package delivery.
If you already use RFID solutions such as Zebra RAIN RFID and Xemelgo software, you already know how RFID can automate data collection and save massive labor and cost with remote wireless identification, tracking and locating.
It can replace thousands of hours of manual scanning, tracking, and locating of your inventory, assets, work in process, shipments, and even deliveries. And it delivers the real-time data foundation and insights your Physical AI initiatives need to enable you to manage your entire supply chain and operations more efficiently.
However, to get this right, and to maximize the labor and cost-saving potential of this kind of data-driven, continuous improvement, you want to ask yourself a couple of key questions:
1. Have you integrated, configured, and optimized your RFID systems to feed the real-time data that Physical AI and automation platforms need to deliver meaningful insights and action?
2. Are you leveraging APIs and RFID integration with your existing business systems, such as major ERP/WMS vendors like SAP, Epicor, Oracle, and other systems like ServiceNow, Shopify, or QuickBooks, to get the most of the AI capabilities those solutions now offer?
Deploying RFID is fast becoming the essential first step toward Physical AI, giving your operations the real-world data visibility that intelligent automation needs to actually work. It's also the key to reducing unnecessary labor costs and staying ahead of competitors who are already gaining a decided edge with smarter automation strategies.
To find out how you can do the same, visit our Xemelgo team at the Zebra booth at the Automate 2026 tradeshow in Chicago, June 22-25, 2026. Or reach out to our RFID experts to arrange an online discussion and get insights and recommendations at your convenience.
Automate 2026 will be loaded with demonstrations of automation and robotics technologies and the latest breakthroughs in AI-driven supply chain and operational solutions. But it’s also the perfect place to visit us at Zebra booth #1825 to learn how to optimize your RFID systems and software for better automation, AI-powered insights into your business, instant awareness, real-time alerts, and unprecedented visibility that’s already driving further productivity, efficiency, and cost reduction for hundreds and thousands of other companies.
To get started, make your plans to visit us at Automate 2026 and let us know if you’ll be stopping by, so we can arrange a personalized discussion and walkthrough at Zebra booth #1825, which will feature many more Zebra automation technologies, insights, and solutions.
Or, if you can’t make the show but want to speak to our RFID and Xemelgo software experts about how to extend and maximize the value of your RFID systems, we’re always here to help. Reach out now to set up an online meeting at your convenience.