Millimeter-Accurate RTLS + Agentic AI: Powering the Future of Industrial Operations at the Deloitte Smart Factory
When one of the world’s most respected industrial innovation hubs selects your technology for its showcase, it speaks volumes.
At the Deloitte Smart Factory in Montreal, ZeroKey’s Quantum RTLS™ and OmniVisor AI™ are powering some of the most advanced demonstrations in the world, showcasing ultra-connected manufacturing, real-time spatial intelligence, and human-in-the-loop AI.
From guided assembly and robot navigation to factory-wide analytics, our technology is a core component of Deloitte’s living, breathing smart manufacturing ecosystem, where leaders from global enterprises come to see the future of operations in action.
And that future is precise, intelligent, and spatially aware.
Spatial Data: The Foundation for Operational AI
Quantum RTLS provides millimeter-accurate real-time tracking of personnel, tools, parts, and robots across the Deloitte Smart Factory.
Our advanced artificial intelligence engine, OmniVisor AI, unlocks the value of that spatial data by analyzing thousands of physical events per second, enabling factories to self-diagnose inefficiencies and correct them in real time.
This unified spatial data layer drives Deloitte’s guided assembly demos, robot navigation, material visibility, and visitor analytics as they move through each use case.
What This Enables
- Error-proofs manual assembly tasks with real-time validation at each step
- Enables repeatable, drift-free robotic navigation across the facility
- Provides live asset and tool visibility through real-time dashboards and automatic utilization analysis
- Creates a continuous digital audit trail and AI-generated improvement recommendations across all stations
2× Average
Inrease
in AMR throughput with continuous, drift-free navigation
99.9% Error
Reduction
in manual workflows with each step validated by ZeroKey
178%
Increase
in order fulfillment rate with real-time location information for every asset, part, and product
Why This Matters
By capturing precise, actionable time-and-motion data, Quantum RTLS helps industrial enterprises increase operational efficiency by digitizing, streamlining, and automating processes in real time.
OmniVisor AI learns from every cycle to create a self-optimizing Smart Factory, where humans, machines, and AI collaborate seamlessly.
The result is an end-to-end platform that:
- Digitizes every physical event on the shop floor
- Interprets it with powerful real-time AI
- Feeds actionable insights directly into MES, robotics, and analytics stacks
Technologies on Display at Deloitte
Guided Assembly & Quality Validation
- Quantum RTLS verifies the correct part, tool, and sequence in real time.
- OmniVisor AI flags deviations instantly and builds a full digital audit trail.
Spot Robot 3D Inspection (with Osedea)
- Quantum RTLS replaces QR markers with absolute 3D localization.
- OmniVisor AI logs inspections, detects anomalies, and summarizes each run.
Asset Tracking & Operational Intelligence
- Quantum RTLS provides continuous tracking of tools, carts, and materials.
- OmniVisor AI generates heatmaps, spaghetti diagrams, and dwell/utilization insights.
Factory-Wide Experience Integration
- ZeroKey wearables track every visitor with millimeter precision, streaming and storing their full movement history for future analysis.
- OmniVisor AI connects and visualizes movement flow between demos across the Smart Factory.
How We Deployed ZeroKey at the Smart Factory
To support 30+ interconnected demos, our engineering team installed 55 Quantum RTLS Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) anchors across the ceiling of Deloitte’s 10,000 sq. ft. facility.
The PoE anchors were (and can be) daisy-chained, a feature that simplifies installation and minimizes cabling.
Additional Quantum RTLS hardware used in the deployment:
- Mobile tags for tools, assets, and robots
- Wearable wristbands for operators and tour participants
- A ZeroKey Edge Compute Device to host the Spatial Intelligence Platform and open API
A Halloween Open House with a Spatial Twist
Quarterly open houses at Deloitte’s Smart Factory are equal parts learning and fun. At the Halloween‑themed event in October, visitors saw tracked AGVs carrying Halloween‑wrapped boxes, an autonomous forklift wearing a witch hat, and the ZeroKey system powering visitor analytics across the floor.
Our team loved meeting industry professionals, frontline experts, students, and partners — and showcasing how the combination of Quantum RTLS and OmniVisor AI makes operations sharper, safer, and smarter.
About ZeroKey x Deloitte
The future of manufacturing and supply chains is both physical and digital.
When supply networks are digitized with leading-edge capabilities, the result is major efficiency gains in day-to-day operations — and ZeroKey x Deloitte is a live example of that shift. We provide the spatial intelligence layer that helps Deloitte showcase what a truly connected, self-optimizing Smart Factory looks like.
Interested in a walk‑through? Contact us for a tour or a deep dive on deployment planning, integration, and ROI modeling.
