Duo: Robô de Limpeza by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Eletrodomésticos Competition Category.

FerroEletrodoméstico· 2020

Duo: Robô de Limpeza

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Eletrodoméstico Category

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The Design

About Duo: Robô de Limpeza

Duo: é um robô de limpeza multifuncional concebido para o lar. O design combina um purificador de ar e um aspirador de chão num único sistema. O purificador de ar desloca-se juntamente com o aspirador de chão, o que amplia o raio de purificação e melhora a eficiência da limpeza. O aspirador de chão tem apenas 65 mm de altura, podendo assim passar por baixo dos móveis e alcançar zonas de difícil limpeza. Os botões físicos na superfície superior permitem ajustar as definições, e um ecrã indica o estado atual. As duas partes funcionam em conjunto para dar resposta à maioria das necessidades de limpeza doméstica.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Duo: Robô de Limpeza conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Duo: Robô de Limpeza seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Duo: Robô de Limpeza merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

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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