CQD Future Cleaning Intelligence
The technologies that will run cleaning
CQD New Gen is building the intelligence layer connecting the global cleaning industry with the technologies that will operate it: AI, robotics, smart buildings, sensors and human operators. This registry tracks every one, and rates how real it is today, so nothing here is science fiction dressed up as available.
Maturity, F0 concept to F5 scaled
F0 ConceptF1 ResearchF2 PrototypeF3 PilotF4 CommercialF5 Scaled
Maturity is CQD's assessment from public information. 7 of 29 entries are commercially deployable today (F4 to F5).
Autonomous floor scrubbers
F5 ScaledRobotics
Large hard-floor cleaning in airports, malls, warehouses
Example: Avidbots Neo, Tennant, Kärcher KIRA
Autonomous vacuum robots
F4 CommercialRobotics
Carpeted offices and hospitality floors
Example: SoftBank Whiz
Multi-function cleaning robots
F4 CommercialRobotics
Sweep, vacuum, scrub and mop in one unit
Example: Pudu CC1, LionsBot
Restroom-cleaning robots
F3 PilotRobotics
Autonomous washroom cleaning and disinfection
Example: Somatic
Window / facade robots
F3 PilotRobotics
Glass and facade cleaning at height
Example: Skyline / commercial facade robots
Cleaning & inspection drones
F3 PilotRobotics
Facade, roof, gutter and warehouse-roof inspection
Example: Commercial inspection drones
Robotic arms for cleaning tasks
F2 PrototypeRobotics
Fixed-station and specialist cleaning manipulation
Example: Research prototypes
Humanoid / general-purpose robots
F2 PrototypeRobotics
General cleaning tasks (early, hype exceeds deployment)
Example: Emerging physical-AI robots
Occupancy & footfall sensors
F4 CommercialSmart Buildings
Clean based on real building usage, not fixed schedules
Example: Commercial IoT occupancy sensors
Smart washroom sensors
F4 CommercialSmart Buildings
Dispenser, bin and traffic levels trigger cleaning
Example: Tork Vision Cleaning
Air-quality driven cleaning
F3 PilotSmart Buildings
CO2, particulate and humidity signal cleaning demand
Example: IAQ sensor platforms
AI demand forecasting
F3 PilotAI
Turn building activity into a cleaning demand score
Example: Usage-based cleaning platforms
Predictive cleaning
F2 PrototypeAI
Predict where cleaning will be needed hours ahead
Example: Emerging
Computer-vision clean verification
F2 PrototypeAI
AI clean score from imagery: dirt, bins, spills, missed areas
Example: Emerging
AI automation scoring
F2 PrototypeAI
Score how automatable a site or task is
Example: CQD (in design)
Cleaning digital twin
F2 PrototypeDigital Twins
Live cleaning model of a building: status, due, missed
Example: Research + early FM pilots
Robot trajectory simulation
F3 PilotDigital Twins
Validate robot routes virtually before deployment
Example: Robotics simulation tools
Virtual commissioning
F2 PrototypeDigital Twins
Test a deployment in software before installing
Example: Emerging
Remote robot supervision
F3 PilotHuman + Machine
One operator monitors a fleet across sites/countries
Example: Vendor fleet dashboards
XR supervision & training
F1 ResearchHuman + Machine
See a robot environment virtually, intervene, train staff
Example: Digital-twin + XR research
Robot operator & fleet-manager roles
F3 PilotHuman + Machine
New cleaning careers running and maintaining fleets
Example: Emerging workforce
Autonomous robotaxis for workforce transport
F3 PilotHuman + Machine
Getting cleaners to and from job sites autonomously in enabled cities
Example: Waymo (commercial in limited US cities)
Purpose-built autonomous cabs
F1 ResearchHuman + Machine
Low-cost dedicated robotaxis that could move the cleaning workforce cheaply
Example: Tesla Cyber Cab (announced, not yet in service)
Cleaning sustainability scoring
F2 PrototypeSustainability
Water, chemical, energy, carbon and waste per method
Example: CQD (in design)
Auto-dosing chemical reduction
F4 CommercialSustainability
Precise dilution cuts chemical and water use
Example: Commercial dosing systems
VDA 5050 fleet interface
F4 CommercialFuture Infrastructure
Common control for mixed mobile-robot fleets
Example: VDA 5050 v3.0 (2026)
Open-RMF multi-fleet framework
F3 PilotFuture Infrastructure
Robots + doors, lifts and building systems working together
Example: Open-RMF
Robot APIs & CQD adapters
F3 PilotFuture Infrastructure
Vendor-neutral integration into one platform
Example: Kärcher Fleet API, CQD adapter layer
Proof-of-clean data standard
F1 ResearchFuture Infrastructure
Verifiable, portable record that a space was cleaned
Example: CQD (proposed)
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Robot makers, sensor and AI vendors, and facilities: plug into the CQD graph. The database and interfaces are being built now, products roll out progressively.