Flying drone startup Ware says it will enable better inventory counting in warehouses by improving the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in its small aerial vehicles, thanks to $2.5 million in venture capital backing announced today. According to Ware, its self-flying drones soar throughout the warehouse, collecting images of pallet locations, data from barcodes, and other inventory information. They then return to "nests" inside the building, where they recharge and transmit data to Ware's cloud platform. Finally, Ware's processing engine analyzes the drone imagery, distills the data, and provides interactive reports to inventory control teams.