Disinfection Robot: IoT Prototype to Pandemic-ready in Four Weeks
Market crises demand rapid innovation,
but only if you can prototype, produce, and deploy while competitors are still planning.
Explore
Formulate: Elevation of Proven Solutions
Customer’s existing vacuum robot had solid wireless motion sensing and autonomous navigation, a perfect foundation for pandemic-driven disinfection needs
Impending Covid-19 pandemic created urgent market demand for autonomous air disinfection, but most “smart” cleaning robots couldn’t adapt their existing platforms fast enough
We identified the opportunity: Add air-disinfecting capability to proven hardware rather than building entirely new systems
It took us only four weeks from initial discussions to assembled working prototype, as add-on device approvals move faster than new product certifications
Customer completed testing and design sign-off in record time with streamlined development process
We secured the first production order just eight weeks later while competitors were still navigating regulatory paperwork
Deploy
Deploy: Crisis Timing Demands Perfect Execution
Production was launched by Q1 2021 when pandemic disinfection demand peaked globally
High-traffic train station deployments proved robots navigated around people without spraying disinfectant on passengers
Real-world performance in challenging environments validated design decisions under actual operating conditions
