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Before vacuum cleaners came floor
sweepers, Bissell being oldest extant examples.
Well made ones work fine on hard floors and low-pile
carpet. So why not motorize and add semi-autonomous
guidance, a la Roomba and Neato? A floor sweeper is a
lot
simpler than a vacuum cleaner so this could
be quieter
and
cheaper.
I think these must exist but the prevalence of robotic
vacuum cleaners floods the search results. But if there
really is nonesuch available, it might be worth a
Kickstarter project.
Sweepers
https://floorcritic...st-carpet-sweepers/
Some motorized but none autonomous [kdf, Jul 11 2020]
M-O
https://images.app....l/UcVa9ykRrckqjzqC8
[RayfordSteele, Jul 11 2020]
(?) HDHVS - it looks like there are no good matches for your search
https://www.google....ch?q=netlingo+hdhvs
[pashute, Jul 15 2020]
for [pashute]
Helicopter_20Dishwa..._20Vacuum_20Cleaner
HDHVc + S(sweeper). It's always hard to know if to look deep or shallow. [wjt, Jul 16 2020]
Mocoro Mini Sweeping Robot
https://www.youtube...watch?v=h5QzxaPtnQc
[kdf, Jul 16 2020]
[link]
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We always had a Ewbank cleaner. Everyone did at
one time in the UK. I see no reason why they
couldn't be automated and let loose. [+] |
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So [nineteenthly]'s HDHVS? |
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No, a little less elaborate. |
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But is fanning sweeping allowed? |
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Sorry, no ... Just brushes against the floor to
sweep debris into a catch tray. |
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“I think these must exist” but I still haven’t found
examples online. Anyone else? |
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I'm thinking I wouldn't have to sweep up the kitty litter every
day that gets kicked out of the box. Frisco likes to act like he's
hiking a football in there. It could work and be quite useful for
us cat lovers. (if that isn't an 8th bait I don't know what is.) |
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What's the verdict? Where's the ks? When can we have a
robotic floor and carpet cleaner that doesn't suck. |
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By the way, years ago there was a ball that rolled randomly
around inside a ring with wiping paper that picked up the
dust without any machinery. I have it somewhere in my
workroom. |
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Pashute, I haven’t found any similar product and
haven’t myself started prospecting for kickstarter
collaborators. Making some local inquiries to see if
anyone in my circle of acquaintances is interested. |
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The rolling ball/ring/wiper combination ... did it
have a product name? I’d like to see how it
worked. |
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Pashute - is the Mocoro Mini Sweeping Robot (link) what you
meant? |
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As I child, we used to run around the block pushing one through the leaves. Admittedly a challenging test run, but you wouldn't believe how clogged and ineffective they become without some sucking or mulching feature. |
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“...run around the block pushing one through the
leaves ... clogged and ineffective they
become...”
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Pick the right tool for the job. Bissell or Ewbank
for floor sweeping inside, Agri-fab or Black &
Decker for leaf sweeping outside. |
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I just bought a motorized Bissell floor sweeper. Not just to
*use* but also to see how much it would need to be semi-
autonomous. This model you still have push around but the
sweeper/beater brush is battery powered. So - it would
need independent motors for the wheels, a guidance
system, and a charging dock. Doesn't seem like a lot, but I
don't know if anyone could bring it to market at a
competitive price. The sweeper I bought was around
$35, low-end "robotic vacuums" start at just over $100.
Pretty narrow range to fit a non-sucky robotic sweeper. |
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