Duo: Wobo Netwayaj by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Fè in Aparèy Lakay Competition Category.

FèAparèy Lakay· 2020

Duo: Wobo Netwayaj

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award Fè Winner in Aparèy Lakay Category

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The Design

About Duo: Wobo Netwayaj

Duo: se yon wobo netwayaj miltifonksyonèl ki fèt pou lakay. Konsepsyon an konbine yon pirifikatè lè ak yon bale planche nan yon sèl sistèm. Pirifikatè lè a deplase ansanm ak bale planche a, sa ki agrandi zòn pirifikasyon an epi amelyore efikasite netwayaj la. Bale planche a gen sèlman 65 mm wotè, kidonk li ka pase anba mèb yo epi rive nan zòn ki difisil pou netwaye. Bouton fizik ki sou sifas anwo a ajiste anrejistreman yo, epi yon ekran montre eta aktyèl la. De pati yo travay ansanm pou kouvri pifò bezwen netwayaj lakay yo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fè

Duo: Wobo Netwayaj se yon ganyan A' Design Award Fè, yon rekonesans ki gen prestij yo bay bon design ki satisfè egzijans pwofesyonèl ak endistriyèl yo atann de kreyasyon ki byen fèt. Ganyan Fè yo montre gwo konpetans, espesyalizasyon wo, konpreyansyon ekspè ak kapasite kreyatif kreyatè yo. Yo atann Duo: Wobo Netwayaj pou se yon kreyasyon anpil moun estime, admire e renmen ki pratik e inovatè. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Fè entegre pi bon pratik sektè a e li gen karakteristik teknik konpetan ki lye ak konnesans pratik ak talan. Yo respekte Duo: Wobo Netwayaj pou jèntan li e li fèt pou bay amelyorasyon kalite lavi ki ede fè mond lan vin yon pi bon kote.

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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