Duo: Robot de Neteja by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Electrodomèstics Competition Category.

FerroElectrodomèstic· 2020

Duo: Robot de Neteja

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Electrodomèstic Category

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The Design

About Duo: Robot de Neteja

Duo: és un robot de neteja multifuncional dissenyat per a la llar. El disseny combina un purificador d'aire i un escombrador de terra en un sol sistema. El purificador d'aire es mou juntament amb l'escombrador de terra, la qual cosa amplia l'abast de la purificació i millora l'eficiència de neteja. L'escombrador de terra només té 65 mm d'alçada, de manera que pot passar per sota dels mobles i arribar a zones difícils de netejar. Els botons físics de la superfície superior permeten ajustar la configuració, i una pantalla mostra l'estat actual. Les dues parts treballen conjuntament per cobrir la major part de les necessitats de neteja de la llar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Duo: Robot de Neteja és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Duo: Robot de Neteja sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Duo: Robot de Neteja és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

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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