Press Release
Legee D8 Vacuum Mop Robot by Hobot Technology Inc. Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Home Appliances Design
Hobot Technology Inc. of Hobot recognized for home appliances design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Legee D8 Vacuum Mop Robot by Hobot Technology Inc. of Hobot has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Legee D8 Vacuum Mop Robot
Legee D8 is a vacuum mop robot designed for cleaning floors in the home. The robot combines front suction with a reciprocating mop pad that presses against the floor to remove stains. An eco compactor trash bin compresses the collected dirt, so the bin holds up to five times more and is emptied less often. This solution removes the need for a large dust collecting base and for disposable dust bags. The tangless suction inlet picks up hair before the brushroll, which keeps maintenance simple. The mop pad lifts to avoid wetting carpets.
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
With this recognition, Hobot Technology Inc. of Hobot is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2022 - 2023 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines, dryers and ovens. The awarded home appliance designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/home-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/146755
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/146755
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!146755
- 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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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Legee D8 Vacuum Mop Robot
- Function
- Vacuum Mop Robot
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- White Smoke, Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Light Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hobot Technology Inc.
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Brand
- Hobot
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #146755
Credits
- Team
- Hobot research and develop team
- Image Credits
- Hobot design team, Legee D8, 2022.; Hobot design team, LegeeD8, 2022.; Hobot design team, Legee D8 and eco compactor, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Legee D8 goes green with its patented eco friendly concept. While it stands out from other cleaning robots due to efficient vacuuming and mopping, and easy maintenance, its most unique feature is the eco compactor trash bin, which can retain five times more dirt than other cleaning robots. The frequency of emptying the trash bin is noticeably reduced, eliminating the need for the users to sacrifice the space to fit the bulky dust collecting bases, nor the usage of disposable dust bags.
- Inspiration
- Legee D8 eco compactor is a leading go green design of vacuum mop robots. Drawing inspiration from rubbish trucks, its built in trash pressor allows the trash bin to contain up to 5 times more dirt, extending its usage span after each empty. Unlike other brands that require a dust collecting base that can take up much space, Legee D8 eco compactor offers the same convenience within its compact mechanism and does not require a dust bag. It brings both efficiency and sustainability for cleaning.
- Research
- In this applied research, the objective is to simplify the maintenance experience while also minimizing the environmental impact. The design team observed that most of the dirt in the trash bins is often loosed. After calculation and experiments, the additional flap inside of the trash bin is designed to compress the dirt and clears the air channel. The design eliminates the need for a dust collecting base and the disposable dust bag waste, making Legee D8 a green choice for user and the planet.
- Challenge
- In order to incorporate a strong and stable enough compressor into the trash bin, the wind resistance and mechanical strength are carefully calculated by the engineers. After the prototype is made, fine changes followed by a series of experiments helped the team to ensure the trash compression goes smoothly while clearing the filter seamlessly. The material of the part is extra durable, and the realization of the design is precisely executed to ensure the quality of the final products.
- Realization and Technology
- injection molding, tooling, inmold decoration, software engineering, app coding, speech coding, multi filed integration from electronics, telecommunications and mechanisms
- Operation and Interaction
- With its front suction and brushroll to clean with 5000pa suction and reciprocation mopping to shine the floor, it also leaves no tangled hair on the brushroll, making it easy to maintain after use. A built in eco compactor trash bin of leegeD8 that can free up to 5 times more capacity by squeezing the trash and clearing the filter to maintain strong suction at the same time. This feature eliminates the need for an extra dust collecting base, making it an eco friendly choice for users.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2022 in Taiwan and finished in December 2022 in Taiwan, and was launched in Taiwan in December 2022 and will be available globally in March 2023.
- Specifications
- d shape exterior, 344mmx343mmx97.5mm, legee slam navigation, eco compactor 5X compression, 5000pa tangless suction power, 20mm obstacle climbing ability, eight talent clean modes, smart spray system, 800g mopping force, auto recognition mopping, 7mm auto lift mop pad, multi language voice prompts, creative voice, voice control, 5g and 2.4g wifi and hotspot connection, li ion battery 4900 mAh, five maps memory, climbing control, curtain zone, vitrual barrier. 4cm titled side brush.
- Keywords
- robot cleaner, robotic vacuum, vacuum mop robot, eco friendly design, eco compactor, legeeD8, tangless suction, best robot vacuum, heavy mopping force, 5 times trash inside compress
