Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi by Qizhe Yao

Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Kāinga Competition Category.

RinoTaputapu Kāinga· 2020

Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Kāinga Category

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The Design

About Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi

Tuhinga Pukapuka: Ko Duo: he karetao horoi maha-mahi i hoahoatia mō te kāinga. E honoa ana te hoahoa i tētahi purifier hau me tētahi purei papa ki roto i te pūnaha kotahi. Ka neke tahi te purifier hau me te purei papa, e whakawhānui ana i te whānuitanga purenga me te whakapai ake i te whaihua horoi. Ko te purei papa he 65 mm noa iho te teitei, nā reira ka taea e ia te neke i raro i ngā taonga whare, ā, ka tae atu ki ngā wāhi uaua ki te horoi. Ko ngā pātene ā-tinana kei runga i te mata runga hei whakatikatika i ngā tautuhinga, ā, ka whakaatuhia e tētahi mata te āhua o nāianei. Ka mahi tahi ngā wāhanga e rua ki te whakatutuki i te nuinga o ngā matea horoi ā-kāinga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Duo: Mahi Tuatahi: Karetao Horoi mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

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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