Pana is also a new product commercial robot vacuum cleaner to 15 billion yen market

The demand for commercial robot vacuum cleaners that clean buildings and commercial facilities has been growing due to the prolonged new colon virus evil.In March, Panasonic launched a large space.The product developed by SoftBankrobotics (Tokyo) has been the leader of the world in the world for more than a year.In addition to increased hygiene awareness due to infection measures, it seems that the number of companies that decide to introduce it is increasing in the food and drinks and services industry.

The main type of domestic commercial robot vacuum cleaner is to absorb the dust on the floor, and there are a variety of products, from large ones used in buildings and warehouses to small offices.According to Panasonic, the number of companies introducing commercial robot vacuum cleaners from the first year of the cleaning industry has increased in the first year.Demand has expanded due to the corona evil, and the domestic market, which was less than 5 billion yen in the first year, is expected to reach 15 billion yen in 1960.

In response to the market trend, the company will launch a new model of the RULO PRO, a robot vacuum cleaner for building maintenance cleaning operations in March.Equipped with a long -distance laser sensor, detecting a wall that is up to 25 meters away and grasping the position, it supports cleaning a wide range of places such as an entrance hall.It also has a function to create a map of the cleaning area, and once scanned, the cleaning can be automated.

Currently, it is specialized in the dust collection function, but the demand for disinfecting is increasing, so the company's representative, "I would like to consider whether we can use our nano -e -technology that has a bactericidal effect."

The "WHIZ" developed by SoftBankrobotics (Tokyo) was the successful food and drink and service industry.In more than a year since its release in May of the first year, the global sales were over 10,000 units, ranking first in commercial robot vacuum cleaners.In conjunction with the successor, 2,500 companies in Japan, including Saizeriya and Denny's restaurant chain, will be introduced.Equipped with a "HEPA filter" that collects fine particles, the rental fee per month was cheap at around 40,000 yen, which led to the spread.

Makita, a major power tool company, sells small products for office."Increased inquiries from companies that are concerned about the risk of infection due to people's entry and exit due to the corona evil," said a person in charge, and in November last year, a new product with a function to memorize the shape of the room was released.(Hironori Kuwashima)