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LegeeD7 Vacuum Mop Robot by Hobot Technology Inc. Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Home Appliances Design
Hobot Technology Inc. of Hobot acknowledged for home appliances design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that LegeeD7 Vacuum Mop Robot by Hobot Technology Inc. of Hobot has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About LegeeD7 Vacuum Mop Robot
LegeeD7 is a floor cleaning robot that vacuums and mops. The D shaped body combines a front suction inlet, a brushroll, an automatic spraying system and automatic mopping recognition. The front suction sits ahead of the brushroll and picks up hair before the hair can tangle. The mopping pad presses the floor with 600 g of force and lifts 6 mm when a carpet is detected. A mobile application allows each room to be planned with eight cleaning modes, a curtain zone, climbing control and a customizable voice prompt.
About Hobot Technology Inc.
Focused on innovation, HOBOT has been a pioneer of the window cleaning robot market since its inception in 2010. Committed to “MAKE YOUR HOME SMARTER,” the Hobot team develops proprietary technologies by merging IoT and smarthome features to HOBOT Window Cleaning Robots and LEGEE Vacuum-Mop Robots. Born from our distinctive technology and broad experience, HOBOT products continually revolutionize the way people clean for over a decade.
About Hobot
HOBOT Technology Inc. is a Taiwan-based company specialized in designing and making robotic cleaning products including the HOBOT Window Cleaning Robots and the LEGEE Vacuum Mop 4-in-1 Robots.
Award Record
Hobot Technology Inc. of Hobot is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Home Appliances Design Award
The A' Home Appliance Design Award is an international competition recognizing good home appliance designs by best appliance designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to home appliance designers, industrial designers, product engineers and appliance brands from all countries. Entries typically include refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines, dryers and ovens. Awarded home appliance designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/home-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/134951
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/134951
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!134951
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/278751
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.hobot.com.tw/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- LegeeD7 Vacuum Mop Robot
- Function
- Vacuum Mop Robot
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- White Smoke, Light Gray, Gainsboro, Silver and Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hobot Technology Inc.
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Brand
- Hobot
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #134951
Credits
- Team
- Hobot R&D team
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The D shaped LegeeD7 combines the front suction, brushroll, auto spraying system and auto recognization mopping in one. The front suction located before the brushroll prohibits the brushroll from tangling the hair; the auto lifting mop can lift above the floor for 6mm when cleaning the carpet. LegeeD7 provides tailor fit experiences simply via the App, users can plan a cleaning journey of any room with 8 cleaning modes, curtain zone, climbing control zone, and customizable voice prompt.
- Inspiration
- Given that the general robot vacuum cleaner cannot remove the stain entirely and the brushroll is always tangling hair, the complex maintenance after use is not so pleasant, LegeeD7 is therefore designed with a front suction to pick up the hair and lightweight dust ahead of time to avoid the brushroll tangling; the auto recognition mopping avoids the wet mopping pad to touch the carpet. Moreover, equipped with the adjustable ability of 20mm obstacle climbing, LegeeD7 can run on all terrain.
- Research
- The tangled hair, sticky stains, and complex environment are the common challenges that general floor cleaning robots encounter. LegeeD7 provides great solutions: the front suction greatly avoids to tangling hair, the brushroll removes the hidden dirt from the carpet and ground, and the mopping pad applies 600g force against the floor to remove the sticky stains while raises above the ground for 6mm automatically when cleaning the carpet or climbing over the thresholds and the transition bar.
- Challenge
- The main goal is to integrate the front suction, rubber brush, auto spraying and wet mopping in a perfect sequence. It takes a lot of effort to make the space for the front suction mouth ahead of the brushroll to avoid hair tangling. Another challenge is to distinguish the carpet on the floor to let the mopping pad automatically lift up, and remove the stains with 600g force when cleaning the hard floor. Finally, the App is crafted to accommodate all the features and provide convenience in use.
- Realization and Technology
- injection molding, tooling, in mold decoration, software engineering, app coding, speech coding, multi filed integration from electronics, telecommunications and mechanisms
- Operation and Interaction
- LegeeD7 fits all terrains thanks to the slam navigation and 20mm obstacle crossing ability. It grabs the hair by a front suction and a deep cleaning brushroll, and the heavy wet mop followed for a complete clean. Customize the task with 8 cleaning modes, virtual barrier, curtain zone, and climbing control to tackle various types of mess in different rooms and simply connect the App via wifi or Hotspot, the squeaky clean floor is just a few taps away, or a short command to Siri or Ok Google.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in 2020 in Taiwan and will launch in the first half of 2022.
- Specifications
- D shape exterior, 340 mm × 339 mm × 97.5 mm, legee slam navigation, nidec brushless direct current motor, 2700pa tangless suction power, 20mm obstacle climbing ability, 8 talent clean modes, smart spray system, 600g mopping force, auto recognition mopping, 6mm auto lift mop pad, multi language voice prompts, creative voice, siri and ok google voice control, 5G/2.4G wifi and hotspot connection, li ion battery 4900 mAh, 5 maps memory, climbing control, curtain zone, vitrual barrier.
- Keywords
- floor cleaning robot, automatic floor cleaner, vacuum mop 4 in 1 robot, robotic vacuum and mop, best robot vacuum, best robot mop, tangless suction, talent clean modes, creative voice, climbing control, curtain zone, hotspot connected robot vacuum, legee slam navigation, heavy mopping force
