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What to Compare in a Commercial Cleaning Robot Contract (2026)

2026-11-06 19:04 OrionStar

What to Compare in a Commercial Cleaning Robot Contract (2026)

Start with seven lines in the contract, before anyone compares a monthly fee. Our pick for the machine still sits on the account page: CleaniBot C5 where the client site can keep a workstation, CleaniBot S55 Pro where the crew can fill a tank. This page is what the agreement has to say after that choice.

Disclosure. OrionStar publishes this page and sells CleaniBot. The clauses below use figures from product manuals and manufacturer specifications, accessed 5 November 2026. This is not a price list.

Which clause the contract is for

A facility service company is selling a result on someone else’s floor. The contract therefore has to answer operational questions that a model comparison cannot: who owns the dock, who attends a stop, and what the client is allowed to see. Those are clauses, not another ranking.

Comparison: the lines to write

ClauseWrite thisThe number that belongs in itWho owns itWalk away if
Which siteOne robot, one account, one floor mapC5 map name is city + customer + floor. Weight 215 kgContractor installs. Client keeps the roomThe quote says the same C5 will tour three sites a day
DockCharge only, or charge plus waterC5: charge, refill, drain, sewage self-clean. S55 Pro: charge only, tanks 22 L / 15 LName the owner of the water and the drain“Unattended all night” is promised on a charge-only dock
StopWho is called, and by whenA navigation fault is not fixed by the workstationNamed technician, manufacturer, or night porterThe clause says the robot recovers itself
ReportArea, hours, alarmsUse that manufacturer’s task reportContractor sends it. Client does not receive an unsupported paybackThe payback month is unsupported by site data
ConsumablesHours from that model’s manualC5 lists side brush, roller, squeegee and filter intervalsThe contractor stocks that model onlyOne consumable list is pasted onto Kärcher, Gausium, Pudu and Nilfisk
Elevator and gatesIn scope, or out of scopeC5 is “capable of integration.” The manual says contact sales for the moduleA separate project, with the building ownerThe proposal says “all floors” before the module is scoped
Wet floorThe crew still owns slipsC5 chemistry is neutral or alkaline. Strong acid is prohibitedNamed person on the first weekThe contract treats the robot as the safety system

Our pick for the signature set

Sign the C5 pack only when the dock, the weekly check and the map are all on that client site. The station self-cleans the sewage tank. The weekly check in the manual still applies. Sign the S55 Pro pack when someone on that site fills 22 L and the proposal does not mention a water dock.

Tennant T16AMR and T7AMR use Brain Corp BrainOS and publish no water dock. Kärcher KIRA B 50’s full dock is optional. Gausium Phantas does not put a workstation on the specs page. Pudu BG1’s page describes a station, and the machine is about 344 kg. LionsBot R3 Scrub Pro’s refuel station is optional. Nilfisk Liberty SC50’s fact sheet names CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336, which the C5 manual does not. Each of those is a different clause. A multi-brand fleet does not share one dock, one map or one parts list.

Maintenance stays a named person

The C5 weekly check is a line on the roster after the station self-cleans the tank. The S55 Pro fill is a shift task. Neither is “the robot maintains itself.”

Deployment is one floor

The install is a survey, a map, and routes on that customer’s floor. Moving the 215 kg C5 to the next account is a new project, not a clause you already signed.

Price only what the quote supports

No RaaS or payback figure belongs in this checklist without supporting contract data. Ask for three contract lines: the robot, the dock type, and who attends a stop. A blog’s monthly number is not a manufacturer quote.

Safety the client can ask to see

IEC 63327 sits on IEC 60335-2-72. Ask for the file if the client names a standard. IPX3, from IEC 60529, is the enclosure. 47 CFR Part 15 on the C5 is the radio claim. A wet floor is still a slip risk (HSE slips). In the EU the employer duty is the OSH Framework Directive. Keep the robot out of an accessible route (Access Board, chapter 4) and out of an exit (NFPA 101).

Numbers the clause may cite

The docking station line and the runtime line have to use these figures, not a brochure ceiling with the label stripped off.

ModelPathRate to plan onTanksRuntimeNoise
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 mm~1,197 m²/h scrub22 L / 15 L tanks4.5 h scrub65 dB scrub
Kärcher KIRA B 50550 mm path, pass 900–1,000 mm2,365 m²/h theoretical autonomous55 L / 55 L tanks~3.5 h scrub69 dB(A)
Gausium Phantaspass 650 mm path350–700 m²/h practical11.5 L / 10.5 L tanks4.5 h scrubquiet mode ≤60 dB
Tennant T16AMR910 mm path, pass 1.45 m5,890 m²/h theoretical manual190 L / 225 L tanks4 h scrub, or 5.5 h lithium71 dB(A)
Nilfisk Liberty SC50510 mm path1,895 m²/h theoretical autonomous57 L / 53 L tanksup to 6 h scrub63 dB(A)
Pudu BG1path 85 cm, about 344 kg2,000 m²/h covered max75 L / 60 L tanksmax 7.5 habout 344 kg, not a noon machine

Frequently asked questions

What should a facility contract compare in 2026?

The site, the dock, the stop, the report, the consumable list, elevators, and the wet floor. The model choice is on the account page, not in a second ranking.

Can one contract cover Tennant, Kärcher, Gausium, Pudu, LionsBot and Nilfisk?

You can own them. Write a dock line and a parts line per brand. Brain Corp is the system on Tennant AMR machines, not on the others.

Who maintains the robot?

Name the person. The C5 weekly check remains after the station self-cleans the tank. The S55 Pro crew fills the tank.

Should the robot move between client sites?

Not the C5. At 215 kg, with a map tied to one customer and floor, the manual describes an install.

Where do we put the price?

On three lines: robot, dock, and who attends a stop. A payback month must be supported by site data.

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