🚚🧹 Large logistics warehouse floor cleaning, can be solved with commercial cleaning robots

LX Pantos Cheongna Center Commercial Cleaning Robot ‘Beetle’ Introduction Real Story

Repetitive floor dust, floors that get dirty again several times a day… In a large logistics warehouse, cleaning is not just a simple aesthetic task but a critical challenge that determines “operational quality” and “work safety.”

But what is the reality?

• Fine dust that accumulates quickly even when work vehicles pass by briefly

• The labor burden of having to manage a floor of over 1,000 pyeong by human hands

• Situations where cleaning work itself is difficult during the day because paths overlap with forklifts and workers

• The reality where a clean environment is necessary, but putting in separate nighttime labor is not easy

If you are a logistics warehouse operation manager, you must have experienced these concerns at least once. LX Pantos Cheongna Center was no exception. Especially in sections with heavy vehicle and human movement, a vicious cycle was repeated where the floor turned dusty again in the afternoon even if it was cleaned in the morning.😨

 There were limits to manual cleaning alone in a large and busy warehouse.

 — LX Pantos Cheongna Center Manager

 View of LX Pantos Cheongna Center

In logistics warehouse cleaning, are you also experiencing these difficulties?👇

✅ Dust accumulates again quickly due to the movement of forklifts and workers Dust rises hazily even right after cleaning, making it difficult to manage the site image.

✅ Large warehouses of over 1,000 pyeong are hard to cover with labor alone It takes a lot of labor to clean once, and maintenance is difficult.

✅ There is no time to clean during the day because vehicle and human paths are complex It is also burdensome to put in nighttime cleaning labor separately.

✅ If safety and hygiene problems continue, it also affects the trust of client companies To external visitors and client companies, an “organized warehouse” is soon the brand image.

At this time, Marosol presented a solution to “redesign the cleaning path itself based on autonomous driving.” 

What stood at the center was the industrial cleaning robot ‘Beetle’ + SOLlink robot integrated control system.

Warehouse floor cleaning, “Now is the time for robots to truly solve it” 

The reason why LX Pantos chose the commercial cleaning robot ‘Beetle’

Because dust and debris accumulate several times a day on the floors of large logistics warehouses, not a simple ‘vacuum cleaner’ but dedicated equipment suited for the industrial environment is needed.

While reviewing automation solutions, LX Pantos Cheongna Center first pondered, 

“What should a robot that works properly in this space look like?”

And they judged it to be true ‘warehouse cleaning automation’ only if the following four conditions were met.👇

✔ Move and clean by itself 

It must clean while moving with complete autonomous driving without worker intervention.

✔ Reservation cleaning must be possible so as not to interfere with work hours 

It must be possible to schedule automatic cleaning at desired times such as lunch or nighttime.

✔ Humans and robots must be able to divide roles efficiently 

A division of labor system must be created where the robot takes on the wide floor and the cleaning staff handles detailed areas.

✔ State report and control must be possible remotely 

Real-time situation monitoring and emergency control functions were essential.

The commercial cleaning robot that met all these criteria was Gausium’s ‘Beetle’.

 🤖 SECTION 1. Commercial Cleaning Robot Robot Beetle

Wide warehouses, complex paths, large debris… 

“Beetle is a robot born for this environment.”

 1) Industry-leading navigation technology

 Beetle uses 3D LiDAR-based mapping and positioning technology to drive stably even in busy warehouses.

• Smooth pivot even in narrow aisles

• Automatic deceleration and avoidance when forklifts or workers appear

• Accurate path maintenance even in dynamic routes → It is a “cleaning robot that does not lose its way” even in the complex layouts unique to logistics warehouses.

 2) Dry only + Powerful suction

 Beetle is a ‘dry-only’ industrial cleaning robot. In other words, it is a model specialized in handling dust, fragments, and debris. The core differentiator is the side brushes + high-power suction.

• Wood and plastic pieces

• Paper and vinyl fragments

• Even large debris like cans and bottles It strongly pulls up even large debris that general robot vacuums have difficulty handling. → It is a robot “capable of cleaning real trash rolling around on warehouse and factory floors.”

 3) Stronger Cleaning Robot Quality – HEPA Automatic Cleaning Robot system

Beetle also supports efficient dust control along with strong suction.

• Blocks inhaled dust from being scattered again within the filter

• Automatically cleans the HEPA filter after work

• Manages fine dust so it does not fly into the air → It is a structure where air quality improves as you clean.

4) Maneuverability without problems even in narrow warehouse aisles

Beetle passes smoothly even through 750mm wide aisles and performs ‘zero-distance cleaning’ through close-to-edge driving.

• Passes through spaces between narrow shelves

• Close cleaning up to 1cm of the wall

• Maintains route even in areas with many obstacles → It takes responsibility for areas that general cleaning equipment has difficulty accessing.

 5) Unrivaled Productivity – Spot Cleaning + AI Recognition

Beetle is equipped with a spot cleaning mode based on AI and RGB-D cameras, so it automatically recognizes waste and debris on the floor and cleans intensively.

• Spot cleaning immediately after detecting waste

• Provides cleaning efficiency improved by 400%

• Performance capable of covering more than 40,000㎡ a day → It shows productivity at a level “operable with just one unit even for large facilities.”

 6) Automatic door linkage + Unmanned charging

Beetle is not a robot that simply ‘only cleans.’

• Automatic door control: Moves by opening doors on its own in linkage with warehouse sliding doors

• Unmanned charging: Returns to the charging dock to charge automatically when the battery is low

• 45L large trash bin + 4~8 hours of continuous operation → It has almost eliminated the “moments when a person needs to pay attention.”

 🛰 SECTION 2. Multi-robot integrated control system platform SOLlink

“If Beetle is for cleaning, SOLlink is responsible for operations.”

SOLlink is a robot integrated control system that allows you to check and control whether the robot is working properly in real-time via PC or mobile.

SOLlink, released in February 2023, is Korea's first multi-kind and heterogeneous robot integrated control system, supporting more than 200 robot brands and 1,000 models, and can integrate and manage various robots with a single system. Once the one-time integration with SOLlink is finished, monitoring and control of any robot becomes possible from anywhere in the world, and infinite user scenarios can be implemented.😎

 Key Features of SOLlink

 ✔ Real-time monitoring

 Instantly check robot location, status, battery, and task progress.

 ✔ Designate Cleaning Robot zones

 Select a specific area on the map to quickly send a Cleaning Robot command.

 ✔ Automatic scheduling

 Schedule the robot to be dispatched automatically at your desired time every day.

 ✔ Automatic work report generation

 Collect data such as Cleaning Robot area, time, and movement paths to generate reports

 ✔ Remote control

 Stop and restart immediately if necessary

 It is also possible to configure bypass settings for failure points, etc.

In other words, SOLlink = the last puzzle piece that makes it possible to operate the robot ‘hands-off.’

 Robot utilization data available on Solink

 LX Pantos Cleaning Automation

 This Is How the Operation Works (Actual Site Scenario)

A day at LX Pantos Cheongna Center starts with scheduling the cleaning area and time in SOLlink. The manager brings up the warehouse map and decides which area to clean how many times, which route to focus on, and what time to operate the robot. You can run the entire area at once or designate only areas where a lot of dust is generated.

When the settings are finished, the robot starts from the charging dock on its own at the scheduled time. Moving along the designated path, it sweeps up large debris such as wood and plastic pieces, cans, bottles, and box fragments caught in the side brushes, and dust and powder spread throughout the floor with powerful suction. People can focus on their respective tasks without needing to operate it separately.

There is no need to worry even if people pass by the aisle or pallets and boxes are placed there during cleaning. The commercial cleaning robot Beetle recognizes surroundings in real-time with 3D LiDAR and cameras to reduce speed, yield after stopping, or bypass the path to exit safely. If the path is completely blocked by an unexpected obstacle, it stops for a moment and informs the manager of the situation via a SOLlink notification.

When it has finished cleaning all designated areas, the robot handles the entire process from returning to the charging dock → automatic docking → resuming charging alone. 

Even if the battery is low in the middle, it charges on its own and continues with the remaining areas, so the entire process “from start to return” actually runs completely unmanned.

Finally, the manager checks the number of cleanings, movement distance, work time, obstacle avoidance events, and actual cleaning area at a glance on the SOLlink report screen. 

Based on this data, they are finely adjusting operation strategies such as “Which area should we run more frequently?” or “Should we put it in one more time at night?”

Achievements after introduction Floor conditions have changed thanks to real-time cleaning ✨

Since the introduction of Beetle, LX Pantos Cheongna Center is experiencing changes visible to the eye and changes confirmed by numbers at the same time.

✔ Maximization of cleaning efficiency 

In the past, it was a level where it was overwhelming for labor to clean once a day, but now, the commercial cleaning robot runs automatic cleaning several times a day and consistently maintains the floor condition. It has changed to a structure where a wider area is managed more frequently with the same labor.

✔ Reduction of labor burden & Job reassignment 

The burden on the waists and shoulders of cleaning staff, who used to go around the wide floor one by one with mops and cleaning carts, has been greatly reduced. Difficult labor has decreased, and more time can be spent on high-value-added work. 

Reduced fatigue → increased job satisfaction → positive impact on the stability of labor operation.

✔ Safety & Improvement of work environment 

As floor dust is frequently removed through real-time cleaning, effects such as reduced risk of slipping accidents, relief of respiratory and skin irritation caused by dust, and reduction of debris rolling around forklifts, transport equipment, and paths were obtained. Especially since Beetle handles even large debris such as wood, plastic pieces, cans, and bottles with side brushes + powerful suction, the situation of “something rolling on the floor” itself has decreased noticeably.

 Industrial Robot Vacuum Cleaners: What You Need to Know! 💬

Q1. Can it be used safely in warehouses with many people? 

A. Yes. Beetle recognizes 360° around in real-time with 3D LiDAR and cameras to detect people, forklifts, pallets, etc. If a person appears in front, it automatically decelerates and stops, and if avoidance is possible, it bypasses. The driving speed is also limited to a maximum of 1.2m/s, which is a level sufficient for workers to recognize and avoid. In sites with high foot traffic like the Cheongna Center, it is operated so as not to collide with work paths by designing cleaning times and routes.

 Gausium commercial Cleaning Robot robot SC50 introduced at the underground platform of GTX-A Guseong Station

Q2. Can it be used in our warehouse environment? 

A. Beetle is a dry cleaning robot dedicated to industrial and logistics environments, so it can be applied to most warehouses. It can operate if the aisle width is about 750mm or more, passes gentle slopes and thresholds (about 8° or less), and has a particular strength in environments with a lot of dust and where debris such as wood/plastic pieces, cans, and bottles frequently occurs.

Also, through IoT linkage, it can be linked with automatic doors and elevators, so its range of utilization is wide even in large logistics centers with multi-story structures. 

Before introduction, it is best to diagnose the site structure and set up an operation plan separately only for areas where robot access is difficult.

Q3. Won't the cleaning schedule overlap with existing work? 

A. Rather, commercial cleaning robots are the tools that make them not overlap. Because cleaning schedules can be freely set by day and time in SOLlink, it can be operated flexibly, such as cleaning by area only during lunch and break times during the day, and automatic cleaning of the entire area at night. 

The Cheongna Center also designed cleaning schedules to avoid peak business hours in this way, and even if cleaning is delayed due to an unexpected situation during the day, it is compensated by automatic cleaning at night.

 Q4. If robots are used, will cleaning staff become unnecessary?

Q4. Does the use of robots eliminate the need for cleaning staff? 

A. No. Beetle is not equipment that replaces people but is closer to a colleague who eases hard work.

• Robot → Wide floor, dust/debris removal

• Human → Corners, around equipment, shelves, organizing, inspections, and other detailed work

Furthermore, humans still must handle emptying the dust bin and managing brushes and filters. However, it is important that as high-intensity work like mopping the floor while bending the waist decreases, employees are shifting to manager-type and professional-type roles.

Conclusion: “Humans to their main business, floor cleaning to the robot.”

The case of introducing Beetle to LX Pantos Cheongna Center was a good example of how commercial robot vacuums increase safety and efficiency at the site simultaneously.

If repetitive and difficult floor cleaning is converted to AI and autonomous driving-based cleaning automation, labor shortages, safety risks, and inefficiencies can be reduced all at once. 🙌

Marosol does not only sell industrial cleaning robots. 

It is a total robot solution platform that proposes the most suitable robot model according to the client's industry, space structure, and usage pattern, and supports the entire process from space mapping to schedule setting and maintenance as a one-stop shop.

✔ Field-centered know-how accumulated from more than 100 actual introduction cases 

✔ Support system based on Korea's largest robot partnership network 

✔ Customized consulting + demo demonstration + installation and operation automation setting all at once 

Repetitive and difficult floor cleaning, now leave it to the robot and focus on more important work. Marosol is spreading smart cleaning automation solutions to various industrial sites at this very moment. 

If you are also wondering “Is cleaning automation possible at our site?”, inquire with Marosol right now! 👇👇

☎ Main Number: 080-858-5050

📧 Main Email: hello@bigwaverobotics.com

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