Window-cleaning robot launched in Taiwan

A window-cleaning robot that won a gold medal at the 2010 iENA Nuremberg International Trade Fair was launched in Taiwan Thursday.

Dubbed the "Winbot," the robot is a creation of local inventor Chao Chih-mo. It uses magnets to attach to windows up to 10 mm thick.

K.E. and Kingstone Co. and Hobot Technology, which introduced the product, expect to cash in on yearend promotions in major department stores, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.

The robot is priced at under NT$10,000 (US$330), and can operate at least five times more quickly that human window cleaners the company said.

It is also able to detect the cleaning area on its own using automatic navigation technology and infrared sensors, the company added. — TJD, GMA News

Source:http://www.gmanews.tv/story/235422/technology/window-cleaning-robot-launched-in-taiwan

Award-winning window-cleaning robot launched in Taiwan
2011/10/13 23:02:01

Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) A window-cleaning robot that won a gold medal at the 2010 iENA Nuremberg International Trade Fair was launched in Taiwan Thursday, the product's sole agent said that day.

K.E. & Kingstone Co. and Hobot Technology rolled out the product at a press conference with an eye to cashing in on year-end promotions in major department stores.

The robot, named Winbot, was invented by local inventor Chao Chih-mo and uses magnets that allow the device to be attached to both sides of windows up to 10 millimeters thick to clean both surfaces at the same time.

The invention is able to detect the cleaning area on its own using automatic navigation technology and infrared sensors, said the company.

The robot, which is priced at under NT$10,000 (US$330), can operate at least five times more quickly that human window cleaners, the company said. (By Stacey Wu and Nell Shen) ENDITEM/J

Source:http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201110130040