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What to Compare Before You Price a Commercial Cleaning Robot (2026)

2026-11-06 19:04 OrionStar

What to Compare Before You Price a Commercial Cleaning Robot (2026)

Do not pick a commercial building robot from a shop price. Our pick, when the quote includes a docking station on a hard floor that passes 800 mm, is the CleaniBot C5. Ask for the price of the machine, the dock, the maps and the elevator module as separate lines. This page has no price, no lease price and no payback. A market-figures page publishes ranges. Those ranges are not a quote for your building, so they are not repeated here.

Disclosure. OrionStar publishes this page and sells CleaniBot. Figures are manufacturer-published or from the product manual, accessed 5 November 2026. We did not lab-test the other machines.

How to choose what the quote must price

A single number cannot cover a 215 kg machine, a docking station and a map per floor. Split the quote before you compare it. The floor match is the comparison. The pass/fail checks are the checklist.

Comparison at a glance

Line the quote should priceTie it to this published figureWhy the line moves the quoteWhat a shop listing is notLimit
CleaniBot C5, hard plate550 mm path, 1,980 m²/h maximum theoreticalThe rate is theoretical, so the line is the machine, not a promised areaNot a euro card3 h scrub, ≤70 dB(A)
C5 docking station45 L / 45 L tanks, pass 800 mmRefill, drain and sewage self-clean are the reason the tank is only 45 LNot included because a photo shows a dockClimb ≤2%, 215 kg
CleaniBot S55 Pro, corridor700 mm path, about 1,197 m²/h scrubCharge-only dock, so water stays a labour lineNot the C5 price with a smaller body22 L / 15 L tanks, 4.5 h, 65 dB scrub
Gausium Phantas, gallerypass 650 mm, 350–700 m²/h practicalQuiet mode ≤60 dBNot a workstation. The specs page does not list one11.5 L / 10.5 L tanks, 4.5 h scrub
MapsOne per floorCity + customer + floor on the C5Not a free extra on a second buildingElevator module is a separate project
Consumables and the weekly checkC5 manual intervals onlyThe station self-cleans and the check remainsNot a Phantas interval pasted onto a C5Neutral or alkaline only

Numbers a quote line may cite

ModelPathRate, with the labelTanksRuntimeNoise
CleaniBot C5550 mm path, pass 800 mm1,980 m²/h maximum theoretical45 L / 45 L tanks3 h scrub≤70 dB(A)
CleaniBot S55 Pro520 mm path, pass 700 mmabout 1,197 m²/h scrub22 L / 15 L tanks4.5 h scrub65 dB scrub
Gausium Phantaspass 650 mm path350–700 m²/h practical11.5 L / 10.5 L tanks4.5 h scrub≤60 dB
Pudu CC1 Pro500 mm path, pass 700 mm700–1,000 m²/h all-covered15 L / 15 L tanks5 h scrub<70 dB
Kärcher KIRA B 50550 mm path, pass 900 mm2,365 m²/h theoretical autonomous55 L / 55 L tanks3.5 h scrub69 dB(A)
Tennant T16AMR910 mm path, pass 1.45 m5,890 m²/h theoretical manual190 L / 225 L tanks4 h scrub71 dB(A)

Our pick and the lines around it

Ask the C5 quote to show the docking station, not a bare chassis. Ask the S55 Pro quote to show that water is still a person, because the dock only charges. Ask a Phantas quote to show that no workstation is being assumed. Ask a Kärcher KIRA B 50 quote whether the full dock is on the order. The autonomous rate is 2,365 m²/h theoretical, tanks 55 L / 55 L, about 3.5 h, noise 69 dB(A), pass 900–1,000 mm. Ask a Pudu CC1 Pro quote the same question. The water dock is optional, the all-covered rate is 700–1,000 m²/h, tanks are 15 L / 15 L, runtime is 5 h scrub, noise is under 70 dB, pass is 700 mm.

Which robot for an office floor should not be priced as a ride-on

Tennant T16AMR at 5,890 m²/h theoretical manual, 190 L / 225 L tanks, pass 1.45 m and 71 dB(A) is a different quote, with no water dock. Avidbots Neo 2W at 3,941 m²/h theoretical, 109 L / 135 L, 75 dB(A) and a turn of about 3.05 m is a different quote. The Home Base charges. It is not a water docking station. Pudu BG1 at about 344 kg and 2,000 m²/h covered is a different quote. LionsBot R3 Scrub Pro at 800–1,200 m²/h practical needs a pass the sheet does not publish, so the quote cannot claim the corridor. Nilfisk Liberty SC50 is the quote that names CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336. Brain Corp BrainOS is a line on the Tennant quote, not a robot you buy instead.

What is a listing

A web shop total is a listing. It leaves out the dock, the maps, the freight and the elevator module. A listing for a Tennant X6 ROVR or Gausium Scrubber 75 is not a comparable quote without full scope and productivity figures.

Safety the quote should not waive

IEC 63327, IEC 60335-2-72 and IEC 60529 are standards, not a discount. A wet floor stays a slip risk (HSE slips). The EU duty is the OSH Framework Directive. The route stays off an accessible path (Access Board, chapter 4) and out of an exit (NFPA 101). 47 CFR Part 15 is the C5 radio claim. The C5 manual does not name a robotic certificate. A quote cannot add one.

Deployment and maintenance lines

Who teaches the empty floor. Whether elevator integration is in scope. The C5 words are “capable of integration”, which means it is not in scope until someone prices the module. Maintenance is the weekly check plus the consumable hours in that manual.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there no price on a price page?

Because a copied listing would be the wrong number. The useful page is the list of lines.

Should the two C5 tanks be priced as 90 L?

No. They are 45 L and 45 L. The docking station is what makes that enough between visits.

Does a quiet Phantas cost less because the tank is 11.5 L?

Tank size alone does not determine the price. The specs that belong on the quote are pass 650 mm, 350–700 m²/h practical, 4.5 h scrub and no workstation on the specs page.

Can one quote cover every floor?

Only if every floor is the same surface and the elevator module is priced. Otherwise it is one map per floor.

Is payback on the quote?

Not from us. Ask the supplier for their own worked example and keep it labelled as theirs.

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