Hobot388 擦窗機械人 by HOBOT Technology Inc. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 家用電器設計 Competition Category.

銅家用電器· 2021

Hobot388 擦窗機械人

by HOBOT Technology Inc.

Client: HOBOT Technology Inc.

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 家用電器 Category

17,780

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #109835

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Hobot388 擦窗機械人

Hobot388係一部專為家居使用而設計嘅擦窗機械人。佢利用真空吸力將機身牢牢固定喺玻璃上,再靠兩個清潔輪自由移動機身,模仿人手嘅擦拭動作。機身裝有超聲波噴嘴,可以噴出大約15微米嘅細緻水霧,效果就好似人類向玻璃呵氣咁,有助提升清潔效果。機械人會先爬到窗框頂部,然後以旋轉同之字形嘅路徑進行清潔。配備不間斷電源系統、防跌落控制演算法同延長電源線,確保喺大型窗戶同室外窗戶使用時都安全可靠。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Hobot388 擦窗機械人是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Hobot388 擦窗機械人將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Hobot388 擦窗機械人出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Relying on the vacuum suction power to attach to the window, Hobot388 can move freely with two cleaning wheels and mimic the human hand gesture to clean the window. Hobot388 also equips an ultrasonic water spray nozzle that nebulizes 15μm mists water like the effect of human exhale on the window to bring the best cleaning result.

Besides, Hobot388 is the best cleaning solution for large and/or outdoor windows with the extension power cord to ensures the safety and user's convenience.
Dimensions & Packaging: Round device shape, Vacuum, 295 mm × 148 mm × 95 mm, Rotating and zigzag cleaning patterns, 20mins uninterrupted power system(UPS), Anti-falling control algorithm, High sensitivity pressure sensor, Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS
Tags: Robotic window cleaner, Window cleaning robot, Smart window clean robot, Window cleaning solution
Production Technology: laser cutting, injection molding, tooling, in-mold decoration, software engineering, app coding, multi-filed integration from electronics, telecommunications and mechanisms
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge is to execute vertical cleaning tasks against gravity.

Beyond gravity, we put much effort into enhancing the operation reliability and safety.

Third, to help people reduce the housework burden, the excellent cleaning effect is also one of the goals we achieved.
Research: Robots have gotten to the point where they can help people to do chores and handle dangerous tasks.

After researches in kinetic modeling and calculation of friction factor, 3D modeling, mockup, and prototyping, a robotic window cleaner embedded with an automatic water spray function was developed to clean the windows.

With so much effort in it, Hobot388 is recognized for its outstanding performance and the benefit to life.
Inspiration: The initial idea of a window cleaning robot was born when Mr. Chao(George) was exhausted by the chores of cleaning the windows. He not only has the vision and enthusiasm to make people’s lives better but also the capability to put the idea into practice.

In 2010, the world’s first window cleaning robot was born, this is the predecessor of Hobot388. HOBOT team takes the inspiration from chores, integrating biotechnology, electronics engineering, and mechanical design to make Hobot388.
Project Duration: This project started in 2018 in Taiwan and exhibited at IFA Berlin in 2019, and was launched in December 2019.
Operation Flow: Hobot388 is easy to set up, just wrap the cleaning rings with the cleaning cloth, then attach it to the device, finally press the quick-start button, and place it on the window to get it to work.

When attached to the window surface, Hobot388 will climb up on until detecting the top of the window frame, then perform auto-clean in rotating and zigzag way from top to bottom.

In case there is a power outage, Hobot388 will stop automatically, play alert, and flash red and blue light to warn the user.
Patents: Patented, Patent No. 006901260-0001, Europe jurisdiction.
Team Members: Hobot R&D team
Image Credits: Image #1 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #2 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #3 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #4 by HOBOT Technology Inc.
Image #5 by HOBOT Technology Inc.