Duo: Skoonmaakrobot by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Yster in Huishoudelike Toestelle Ontwerp Competition Category.

YsterHuishoudelike Toestel· 2020

Duo: Skoonmaakrobot

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Huishoudelike Toestel Category

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The Design

About Duo: Skoonmaakrobot

Duo: is 'n multifunksionele skoonmaakrobot wat vir die huis ontwerp is. Die ontwerp kombineer 'n lugsuiweraar en 'n vloerveër in een stelsel. Die lugsuiweraar beweeg saam met die vloerveër, wat die suiweringsbereik uitbrei en die skoonmaakdoeltreffendheid verbeter. Die vloerveër is slegs 65 mm hoog, sodat dit onder meubels kan beweeg en moeilik bereikbare areas kan skoonmaak. Fisiese knoppies op die boonste oppervlak stel die instellings aan, en 'n skerm wys die huidige status. Die twee dele werk saam om die meeste huishoudelike skoonmaakbehoeftes te dek.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

Duo: Skoonmaakrobot is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Duo: Skoonmaakrobot 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Duo: Skoonmaakrobot word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Duo: is a multifunctional cleaning robot designed for home. It innovatively integrates air-purification and floor-sweeping to meet most of the household cleaning needs. The air purifier can move along with the floor sweeper, which expands the purification range and improves the working efficiency. The compact size of the sweeper robot can make it easily go underneath the furniture i.e. places that are hard to reach. The duo works together to provide an easy and overall cleaning experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 300 mm x Depth 300 mm x Height 330 mm (floor sweeper height: 65mm)
Tags: cleaning robot, air purifier, floor sweeper, home appliance, two-in-one
Research: Nowadays, more Chinese customers value higher life quality. This makes the market segment of household cleaning robots gain huge potential and it is still boosting. However, air-purifier and floor-sweeper rose in Western, the usage context and user demands between the West and China are very different. By conducting the market overview and 6 user interviews, several pain points are found. Most air purifiers can only work in a fixed location, which is not flexible, not efficient, and not small-apartment-friendly. For the floor sweeper, the most tricky problem is about the balance of size. There is a contradiction between fitting house environment[small] and mechanical requirements[big].
Inspiration: There is an emerging trend that more people are using cleaning robots to help with the housework. However, there are still pain points according to user feedback. The air-purification range is limited and is not enough for multi-room houses. Also, for small apartments, there needs to be a balance between functions and space-saving. I was inspired by the image of Emperor Penguin and its baby, and I come up with the idea of combining air-purifier and floor sweeper to tackle the problems.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2017 and finished in June 2017 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The interaction between the users and duo is intuitive and easy. Users can press the physical buttons on the top surface to change the setting, and can see the current status of the cleaning robot from the screen.

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