Hobot388 窓拭きロボット by HOBOT Technology Inc. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 家庭用電化製品デザイン Competition Category.
銅家庭用電化製品· 2021
Hobot388 窓拭きロボット
Client: HOBOT Technology Inc.
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 家庭用電化製品 Category
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About Hobot388 窓拭きロボット
Hobot388は、家庭用に開発された窓拭きロボットです。吸引力によって本体をガラス面に固定し、2つのクリーニングホイールが自在に本体を動かすことで、人の手による拭き取り動作を再現します。超音波ノズルは約15マイクロメートルの微細なミストを噴霧し、人がガラスに息を吹きかけたときと同様の効果によって清掃性能を高めます。ロボットはまず窓枠の最上部まで上昇し、その後、回転パターンとジグザグパターンで清掃を行います。無停電電源システム、落下防止制御アルゴリズム、延長電源コードにより、大型窓や屋外の窓でも安全にご使用いただけます。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Hobot388 窓拭きロボットは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Hobot388 窓拭きロボットは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Hobot388 窓拭きロボットは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Relying on the vacuum suction power to attach to the window, Hobot388 can move freely with two cleaning wheels and mimic the human hand gesture to clean the window. Hobot388 also equips an ultrasonic water spray nozzle that nebulizes 15μm mists water like the effect of human exhale on the window to bring the best cleaning result.
Besides, Hobot388 is the best cleaning solution for large and/or outdoor windows with the extension power cord to ensures the safety and user's convenience. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Round device shape, Vacuum, 295 mm × 148 mm × 95 mm, Rotating and zigzag cleaning patterns, 20mins uninterrupted power system(UPS), Anti-falling control algorithm, High sensitivity pressure sensor, Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS
- Tags
- Robotic window cleaner, Window cleaning robot, Smart window clean robot, Window cleaning solution
- Production Technology
- laser cutting, injection molding, tooling, in-mold decoration, software engineering, app coding, multi-filed integration from electronics, telecommunications and mechanisms
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge is to execute vertical cleaning tasks against gravity.
Beyond gravity, we put much effort into enhancing the operation reliability and safety.
Third, to help people reduce the housework burden, the excellent cleaning effect is also one of the goals we achieved. - Research
- Robots have gotten to the point where they can help people to do chores and handle dangerous tasks.
After researches in kinetic modeling and calculation of friction factor, 3D modeling, mockup, and prototyping, a robotic window cleaner embedded with an automatic water spray function was developed to clean the windows.
With so much effort in it, Hobot388 is recognized for its outstanding performance and the benefit to life. - Inspiration
- The initial idea of a window cleaning robot was born when Mr. Chao(George) was exhausted by the chores of cleaning the windows. He not only has the vision and enthusiasm to make people’s lives better but also the capability to put the idea into practice.
In 2010, the world’s first window cleaning robot was born, this is the predecessor of Hobot388. HOBOT team takes the inspiration from chores, integrating biotechnology, electronics engineering, and mechanical design to make Hobot388. - Project Duration
- This project started in 2018 in Taiwan and exhibited at IFA Berlin in 2019, and was launched in December 2019.
- Operation Flow
- Hobot388 is easy to set up, just wrap the cleaning rings with the cleaning cloth, then attach it to the device, finally press the quick-start button, and place it on the window to get it to work.
When attached to the window surface, Hobot388 will climb up on until detecting the top of the window frame, then perform auto-clean in rotating and zigzag way from top to bottom.
In case there is a power outage, Hobot388 will stop automatically, play alert, and flash red and blue light to warn the user. - Patents
- Patented, Patent No. 006901260-0001, Europe jurisdiction.
- Team Members
- Hobot R&D team
- Image Credits
- Image #1 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #2 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #3 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #4 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #5 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
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