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SoftBank Robotics America and Gausium, provider of autonomous cleaning and service robots, announced a partnership to deploy indoor automated robotic solutions to the U.S. market. X1 and the Scrubber 50 Pro (S50) are the first two solutions being deployed to support companies struggling with labor shortages.

Skyline Robotics, developer of a high-rise window-cleaning robot Ozmo, announced a key investment from commercial and residential real estate giant, Durst Ventures, an affiliate of The Durst Organization, that owns some of New York’s most notable skyscrapers including One Bryant Park, One World Trade Center and 151 West 42nd Street. The Durst investment will further Skyline’s development and deployment of Ozmo, while The Durst Organization plans to utilize Ozmo to enhance the quality of service provided to its tenants and residents.

Amazon will acquire iRobot, provider of cleaning robots for the home. Amazon will acquire iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion, including iRobot’s net debt. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by iRobot’s shareholders and regulatory approvals. On completion, Colin Angle will remain as CEO of iRobot.

Ecoppia has won the Top Product of the Year Award for their H4 robot in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. The autonomous H4 robotic cleaning solution addresses scalability and remote management for large scale solar PV sites. To further bolster the solution’s smart, effective, and safe features, the H4 introduces helix technology into PV cleaning.

By giving the touch-and-inspect method a smart update, SUTD researchers have designed a sensor for autonomous cleaning robots that can quantify the cleanliness of a given area.

Robotic startup Aziobot, which has been funded by the Rockstart-program, has recently moved to the Brainport Campus in Eindhoven. In this inspiring environment it will further develop both hardware and software of the Aziobot cleaning robot. Rocking Robots talked to CEO and co-founder Sarthak Yadav about his vision on robotics and the role of robots in business.

Heathrow Airport has re-opened its Terminal 3 for the arrivals of travellers from red-list countries. Cleaning of the terminal is done by UVD Robots, supplied by Nesa Robotics, which operate at the airport   terminals as part of the heightened cleaning protocols during the first lockdown. Two additional robots have now been deployed into the terminal.