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Technology BiTes
• Customisable detection range: to be more conducive to robotic
This allows the robots to adapt cleaning?
to the specific characteristics Designing wide and
and demands of different unobstructed pathways throughout
high-traffic areas, optimising the facility will allow for easy
their cleaning efficiency while navigation of cleaning robots.
ensuring they operate within Incorporating open spaces and
designated boundaries. minimising unnecessary obstacles
A Cleanfix robot can will facilitate efficient movement.
differentiate between permanent Incorporating designated
and temporary obstacles. In charging areas and power outlets
case a high-traffic area becomes strategically positioned throughout
temporarily unreachable, it can the facility will ensure convenient
store the mapped but ‘uncleaned’ access cleaning robots. There is a
areas and return to clean it before lot of work happening in the field
the run is completed. This ensures of building communications that
Automotive-grade the systematic cleaning that it has will enable robots to communicate
with various facets of a facility,
ultrasonic sensors can been mapped to achieve. like elevators and escalators.
detect glass surfaces Retrofits needs
and sudden obstacles, The retrofits or changes
enabling robots to required in facilities to make
navigate crowded areas robotic cleaning possible may
vary, depending on the specific
and avoid collisions. needs and infrastructure of each
location. “Cleanfix robots are
Runal Dahiwade agnostic to surface changes and
have a sensitive height detection,”
stated Cherian. “This enables
almost any facility to easily adopt
our solutions with little to no
changes.”
New facilities
As new facilities are built,
what design or architectural
features should they incorporate Peppermint’s SD 45 Gen 2 robot
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