We look at the contribution collaborative robots or ‘cobots’ can make to efficiency and manpower in cleaning services and how automation is revolutionising how FMs manage their cleaning regimes Collaborative robots, known as ‘cobots’, designed to work alongside human employees, ...
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Stefano Bensi, General Manager EMEA at SoftBank Robotics, a world leader in humanoid robotics, explains the results of a recent study to establish the effects of vacuuming on airborne particulates Recently, built environment groups such as the British Council for ...
Read More »SoftBank Robotics partners with Ricoh
SoftBank Robotics EMEA, creators of cobots (collaborative robots), has appointed Ricoh Europe to support the increased demands in the deployment of its smart cleaning innovation, Whiz. Suited for busy environments such as hotels, offices, healthcare and airports, cleaning professionals can ...
Read More »First practical guide for cobotics implementation in FM is published
Experts from across the European facility management and commercial cleaning industries have come together to develop the world’s first practical guide to implementing cobotics. The Practical Guide to Implementing Cobotics in FM, which has been launched today, provides FM companies ...
Read More »Only a third of FM businesses have reviewed cleaning KPIs in the last two years
Only 18 per cent of FM leaders in the EMEA region have reviewed or updated their cleaning KPIs in the last 12 months and only 34 per cent have done so in the past two years, according to new research ...
Read More »Cobotics to drive innovation and performance in the wake of Covid-19
FM leaders are turning to cobotics to drive innovation and performance in the wake of Covid-19 according to new research by SoftBank Robotics EMEA. The research, which highlights the urgent need for new approaches within FM and commercial cleaning, revealed ...
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