Mayor of Moscow City (Russia), Mr. Sergei Sobyanin, said that 10 Pixel cleaning robots have begun operating in parks in the city.
Robots participate in regular cleaning of paths in Kuzminki, Sokolniki and “50 Years of October” parks. Testing of the first two autonomous, unmanned cleaning robots began last April. The developer of the robot is the company Avtonomika LLC of the Lomonosov development cluster.
The Pixel is equipped with many replaceable accessories, so it can work all year round and in nearly all weather conditions such as snow removal in winter and street sweeping and washing in summer. The electric battery is designed to last up to 16 hours of robot use. The maximum speed during robot operation is 5km/h.
Robots are assigned routes to clean through the dispatch center. After completing its work, it will automatically return to the parking lot. This device is equipped with a multi-sensor system, including lidar, radar, sound reception sensors and surveillance cameras. The robot quickly recognizes obstacles and acts according to certain algorithms. For example, the Pixel will stop in front of a person and will continue to work as the person moves away. If there are cars, baby strollers or motorbikes blocking the path, the robot will go around them.
The developer plans to mass produce this robot in the second half of this year.