Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama by Qizhe Yao

Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama by Qizhe Yao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Masini Fale Competition Category.

UʻameaMasini Fale· 2020

Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama

by Qizhe Yao

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Masini Fale Category

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The Design

About Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Duo: o se robot faamama e tele auaunaga, ua mamanuina mo le fale. O le mamanu e tuufaatasia ai se mea faamama ea faatasi ai ma se mea solo fola i totonu o le tasi lava faiga. E gaoioi faatasi le mea faamama ea ma le mea solo fola, lea e faalautele ai le vaega e faamama ai ma faaleleia ai le lelei o le faamamaina. E na o le 65 mm le maualuga o le mea solo fola, o lea e mafai ai ona ui ifo i lalo o meaafale ma oo atu i vaega e faigata ona faamama. O faamau faaletino o loo i luga o le pito i luga e fuafuaina ai seti, ma o loo faaali mai e se lau e ala i lea le tulaga o loo iai nei. E galulue faatasi vaega e lua e aofia ai le tele o manaoga faamama a le aiga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Duo: Galuega Autu: Robot Faamama ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

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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