Duo: Robo yo Gusukura by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Ibikoresho by'Urugo Competition Category.

IcyumaIbikoresho by'Urugo· 2020

Duo: Robo yo Gusukura

by Qizhe Yao

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Ibikoresho by'Urugo Category

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The Design

About Duo: Robo yo Gusukura

Duo: ni robo yo gusukura ifite imikorere myinshi, yateguriwe kwifashishwa mu rugo. Iyi si igizwe n'igikoresho gisukura umwuka (air purifier) hamwe n'igikoresho gisukura hasi (floor sweeper) mu rusobe rumwe. Igikoresho gisukura umwuka gikorana n'igikoresho gisukura hasi, bikagira uruhare mu kwagura ubuso busukurwa no kunoza imikorere y'isuku. Igikoresho gisukura hasi gifite uburebure bwa milimetero 65 gusa, bikamufasha kunyura munsi y'ibikoresho byo mu rugo no kugera ahantu hagoye gusukura. Amabuto afatika ari hejuru y'iki gikoresho afasha guhindura igenamiterere, naho ecran igaragaza uko bimeze muri iyo gihe. Ibi bice byombi bikorana kugira ngo bihaze ibyifuzo byinshi by'isuku mu rugo.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Duo: Robo yo Gusukura ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Duo: Robo yo Gusukura biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Duo: Robo yo Gusukura yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

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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