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ZeroKey

Quantum RTLS real-time location system delivering millimeter-accurate 3D positioning for worker safety and digital-twin operations

ZeroKey's Quantum RTLS is an ultrasonic-ranging real-time location system that tracks people, tools, assets, vehicles (AGVs/AMRs), and workflows to a claimed 1.5mm 3D positioning accuracy — over 100x more accurate than typical UWB systems — without manual scanning or tagging, enabling automated worker-safety monitoring and high-fidelity digital twins of physical operations for manufacturing, warehouse, and industrial-construction environments.

Not independently confirmed during this research — seed_facts flags "unknown" amount from a "Brick&Mortar" (Brick and Mortar Ventures) source, which could not be corroborated against a primary funding announcement during this research raisedEarly Stage
Founded 2016 · Vendor claims customers spanning "over 10% of the Fortune 500 Global," with markets in North America, Europe, Asia (Japan, South Korea, Singapore), and Brazil; applications named include manufacturing, warehouse operations, AGV/autonomous-vehicle navigation, bolt sequencing, material tracking, and worker safety; exact named-customer list and total count not publicly disclosed
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WHY IT EXISTS

Why This Tool Exists

The Problem

Manufacturing, warehouse, and industrial-construction operations have historically struggled to get reliable, high-accuracy real-time positioning of people, tools, and assets — legacy RTLS technologies (UWB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID) suffer from signal interference, multipath effects, and reduced accuracy around metal infrastructure, limiting worker-safety monitoring and digital-twin fidelity.

The Solution

ZeroKey equips people, tools, assets, and vehicles with lightweight tags or wearables that communicate via ultrasonic ranging, achieving a claimed 1.5mm 3D positioning accuracy — described by the vendor as a 100-fold improvement over UWB systems — without requiring manual scanning, tagging, or key-press logging, converting physical processes into digital events that power automated worker-safety monitoring (Quantum RTLS 2.0) and high-fidelity digital twins linking physical activity to digital systems (a no-code MES use case is also referenced).

USAGE

How You Use It

Delivery Method
Hardware (Quantum RTLS anchors and tags/wearables, incl. a PoE anchor)Software platform for positioning data and digital-twin integration
Integrations
No-code MES (Manufacturing Execution System) integration referenced by the vendor; specific named third-party platform integrations not publicly detailed
Disciplines
Construction
Workflows
Data & Automation
Project Phases
Construction Administration, Operations & Maintenance
Project Types
Industrial
TRANSPARENCY

Data Transparency

Exactly what this tool uses and how

Input
What it needs
Required:Quantum RTLS anchor installation (fixed reference points), Tags/wearables attached to people, tools, assets, or vehicles
Optional:Integration with a no-code MES for process/workflow data
Formats:Ultrasonic ranging signal (proprietary hardware protocol)
Output
What you get
Format:Real-time 3D positioning data feed
Fields:Millimeter-level 3D position (people, tools, assets, vehicles), Digitized physical-process/workflow events, Digital-twin position overlays
Algorithm
How it works
Model:Not a machine-learning model — ZeroKey's core technology is an ultrasonic time-of-flight ranging system (Quantum RTLS) for real-time positioning, not a described AI/ML algorithm
Accuracy:1.5mm 3D positioning accuracy per vendor technical specifications, described as a 100-fold improvement over typical Ultra-Wideband (UWB) RTLS accuracy
Privacy
How your data is protected
Retention:Not publicly specified during this research
Training:Not applicable / not publicly specified — product is a positioning hardware/data system, not a described AI-training context
Compliance:Not publicly specified — no SOC 2, ISO, or GDPR certification confirmed during this research
API
Integration
Endpoint:Public API referenced at api.zerokey.com, plus an "Info Centre" for technical resources; specific endpoint documentation, auth method, and rate limits not independently reviewed
Method:Not publicly specified
USE CASES

Use Cases

  • ·Frontline worker-safety monitoring in manufacturing and industrial-construction facilities (Quantum RTLS 2.0)
  • ·High-fidelity digital twins linking physical asset/vehicle activity to digital systems
  • ·AGV/AMR navigation requiring millimeter-accurate positioning
  • ·Bolt-sequencing and material-tracking workflows automated via no-code MES integration
PRICING

Pricing

Free
Not publicly specified — no self-serve free tier found; product requires hardware installation (anchors, tags/wearables)
Enterprise
Contact vendor for pricing (hardware + platform)
Sources & Research NotesResearch date: 2026-07-18
Data Sources (7)
Fields Checked (6)
problem, solution, yearFounded, technology-approach-and-accuracy-claim, api-existence (api.zerokey.com), customer-scale-claim
Not Found (8)
funding-amount-and-investors (seed_facts brick-and-mortar source not corroborated), integrations (named third-party platforms), pricing, data-retention-and-training-policy, hosting-location, soc2-or-iso-or-gdpr-certification, exact-total-customer-count, api-technical-specifics
About this research: This record summarizes the cited sources and fields checked. A research date does not establish hands-on testing. Consult the original sources for current details and limitations.
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