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Duo: Robot de curățenie by Qizhe Yao

Duo: Robot de curățenie by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Fier in Design de Electrocasnice Competition Category.


FierElectrocasnic· 2020

Duo: Robot de curățenie

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Electrocasnic Category

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The Design

About Duo: Robot de curățenie

Duo: este un robot de curățenie multifuncțional conceput pentru locuință. Designul combină un purificator de aer și un aspirator de podea într-un singur sistem. Purificatorul de aer se deplasează împreună cu aspiratorul de podea, ceea ce extinde raza de purificare și îmbunătățește eficiența curățării. Aspiratorul de podea are doar 65 mm înălțime, astfel încât poate trece pe sub mobilier și poate ajunge în zonele greu accesibile. Butoanele fizice de pe suprafața superioară permit ajustarea setărilor, iar un ecran afișează starea curentă. Cele două componente lucrează împreună pentru a acoperi majoritatea nevoilor de curățenie casnică.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fier

Duo: Robot de curățenie a câștigat A' Design Award de Fier, o recunoaștere prestigioasă acordată designurilor bune care îndeplinesc cerințele profesionale și industriale așteptate de la creații bine concepute. Câștigătorii Fierului demonstrează mare pricepere, înaltă specializare, înțelegere de specialitate și capacitate creativă din partea creatorilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Duo: Robot de curățenie să fie o creație foarte apreciată, admirată și prețuită, practică și inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Fier integrează cele mai bune practici din industrie și are caracteristici tehnice competente îmbinate cu know-how și talent. Pentru acuratețea sa, Duo: Robot de curățenie merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.

Behind the Design

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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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