Managing a Fleet of Cleaning Robots: Challenges and Solutions

Are you managing a fleet of cleaning robots? Or perhaps you're considering incorporating them into your operations soon? Either way, this post is for you.

Companies all around the world are starting to realize just how important of a role these robots can play in their team. They free up their employees so they can invest their time on higher touch activities. Most managers supervising these fleets have seen a significant reduction in expenses and a considerable increase in their cleaning service quality.

We at FieldBots think that it’s not about “if” we’ll embrace automation, it’s about when. The teams that embrace new technologies the soonest are the ones that come out on top. Think of Kodak. They were one of the most profitable companies in the world in the nineties. But because of their refusal to embrace digital pictures they were left in the dust, losing out to rivals that took in those advancements. 

But still, technology isn’t always perfect, and the cleaning robot sector isn’t an exception. For those who’ve been running cleaning robots for a while, these are some of these common challenges you have most likely  encountered:

  1. App Overload: Using multiple brands of robots often means juggling several disconnected apps. This fragmentation can lead to inefficiency and confusion.
  2. Training Complexity: Each new tool or app requires staff training. Multiple systems mean more time spent on onboarding and keeping your team up-to-date.
  3. Scalability Issues: While most included apps work well for a handful of robots, they become unwieldy when managing more than five units. This lack of scalability can hinder your expansion plans.
  4. Maintenance Tracking: Keeping up with robot maintenance can be confusing, often resulting in delayed servicing. This can lead to decreased efficiency and potentially shorter robot lifespans.
  5. Inconsistent Cleaning: Without a centralized system, ensuring consistent cleaning across your premises becomes challenging. Performance tracking is complicated when data is spread across multiple platforms.
  6. Multi-Location Management: As your operation grows across different locations, managing robots can become chaotic without a unified system.
  7. Limited Customization: Many apps don’t allow you to customize your dashboard to suit your specific needs. Analytics are often split between multiple apps (typically one per brand), making comprehensive analysis difficult.
  8. Time-Consuming Reporting: Generating reports on your cleaning operations can be a tedious and time-consuming process when data is scattered across various platforms.

These issues are among the most frequent complaints we heard from users before they discovered FieldBots OS.

Introducing FieldBots OS: Your All-in-One Solution

FieldBots OS is the only manufacturer-independent platform that allows users to control all of their cleaning robots from a single, intuitive dashboard. Here’s what makes it stand out:

  • Unified Control: Create schedules, set no-go zones, view performance metrics, and track maintenance for your entire fleet in one place.
  • Scalability: Our platform is designed to manage anywhere from 1 to 10,000 robots, making it suitable for operations of any size.
  • Brand Independence: FieldBots OS works with robots from various manufacturers, eliminating the need for multiple brand-specific apps.
  • Multi-Location Management: Easily oversee robots across all your locations from a centralized platform.
  • Universal Accessibility: Access your dashboard from any device – phone, PC, Android, Mac, or iOS.
  • Customization: Tailor your dashboard to display the information most relevant to your operations.
  • Comprehensive Analytics: Get a full picture of your cleaning operations with all your data in one place.
  • Efficient Reporting: Generate detailed reports quickly and easily, saving you time and providing valuable insights.

By addressing the common pain points of managing cleaning robot fleets, FieldBots OS streamlines your operations, improves efficiency, and provides the tools you need to scale your cleaning capabilities effectively.

Whether you’re managing a small fleet or overseeing thousands of units across multiple locations, FieldBots OS offers the flexibility, control, and insights you need to optimize your cleaning operations.

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Who is Fieldbots designed for?

Our goal with Fieldbots is to make operating a fleet of cleaning bots easier and more accessible to everyone. While our solution can be used for anything between 1 and 10.000 microbots, it’s strengths play more of a role for any company that has a fleet of 5 or more. Our platform eliminates the friction that comes with managing large fleets of cleaning bots. These are some of the spaces where microbots have been deployed with our software:

  • Airports
  • Office Buildings
  • Hotels
  • Malls
  • Hospitals
  • Schools & Universities
  • Warehouses
  • Cruise Ships
  • Gyms and indoor sport facilities

Fieldbots becomes specially interesting to any type of company that either is currently, or has the intention to operate multiple microbots across multiple spaces or locations. Facility Management companies have seen just how practical Fieldbots Connect really is, and how easy it is to manage their whole fleet from a single dashboard.

Dashboard showing the different microbots available throughout multiple spaces and locations.

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Andrew Bruckner
Andrew Bruckner

Australia, Canada, UK, New Zealand

Lukas Thaler
Lukas Thaler

EMEA

Eldric Chew
Eldric Chew

Global and SEA