The robots at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show fell largely into two categories: floor cleaners and toys. But there was an exception.
That was a robot taken cleaning to new heights – literally. It is the Winbot 7 Series from Ecovacs, and this robot does do windows.
The Winbot works much like any of the floor cleaning robots, only it works on vertical surfaces. Stick it outside on your window glass and it figures out the size of your window, then travels in a zigzag pattern to clean the surface.
The Winbot has to be plugged into an electrical outlet that feeds a powerful vacuum motor that keeps it stuck to the glass as it creeps around. There is a safety tether to keep the Winbot from bombing pedestrians below if it were to lose power. If the Winbot encounters a problem it sounds an alarm.
The Winbot has a damp cleaning pad on its leading edge that is followed by a squeegee and a drying pad in back. The reusable pads could require machine washing after a single large dirty window, but more typically the company said they needed a wash every few months.
The price of replacement parts and cleaning solution have not been yet determined. The Winbot becomes available in April at a list price of $300 for the 710 model that cleans framed windows, and $400 for the 730 model that cleans framed and frameless windows.
They will be available through the Ecovacs Web site.
This post has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: February 7, 2013
Because of incorrect information from a company representative, an earlier version of this post misstated the prices of Winbot robots. The Winbot 710 costs $300, not $200, and the Winbot 730 costs $400, not $300.
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