Few sectors got a bigger boost from the pandemic than the cleaning industry. It felt like one of COVID’s lasting impacts on the world would be an elevated level of hygiene and investment in R&D duly followed by new and established players. Now approaching 2024, we are seeing that investment come to fruition through a range of innovative technologies that have entered the space. In this research note, we track recent potentially disruptive solutions in the cleaning industry. Cleaning Industry: Robotics Building from safety and social distancing foundations, robotics has become a big focus for the cleaning industry. Autonomous robots or collaborative (cobots) mean fewer human workers exposed to fewer infected surfaces, which is a win for employee safety and labor costs. In terms of hygiene, the technology has advanced rapidly in the last few years as investment and demand rose, resulting in a range of new robotic solutions in the cleaning industry. Japan-based Softbank […]