Kärcher
🇩🇪 DE Serves global
German cleaning equipment maker with KIRA autonomous cleaning robots.
- Purchase
- Rental
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Cleaning & Facilities
Commercial carpet vacuuming
Robotic vacuums for offices, hotels and airports.
People ask for this as: “commercial robot vacuum”, “office vacuum robot”
How it works
Robots used
- Commercial Robotic Vacuum
Ways to buy it
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
- Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- RaaS monthly plans usually include maintenance; compare to purchase over 3-5 years.
- Robots handle open repetitive floor area; budget humans for edges and spot work.
- Ask for a pilot/trial period on your actual floors.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
3 more receipts in other currencies or units: see the full table below.
All 3 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftBank Whiz commercial vacuum robot RaaS (RobotLAB) | $699 | / month | US | robotlab.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Buy: SoftBank Whiz commercial vacuum robot (RobotLAB) | $25,000 | / unit | US | robotlab.com as of Oct 2026 |
| SoftBank Whiz rental in Japan by contract term (1/3/5 yr; incl. warranty option, ex tax) | ¥29,800–¥104,800 | / month | JP | softbank.jp as of May 2019 older price |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gausium robots via reseller RobotLAB: RaaS $829-$2,669/mo (36 mo) or purchase $29,600-$95,880 via Gausium | $829–$2,669 | / month | — | robotlab.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Whiz commercial vacuum robot via RobotLAB: $25,000 or RaaS $699/mo | $699–$25,000 | purchase or per month | — | robotlab.com as of Oct 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftBank Whiz commercial vacuum robot RaaS (RobotLAB) | $699 / month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | robotlab.com |
| Buy: SoftBank Whiz commercial vacuum robot (RobotLAB) | $25,000 / unit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | robotlab.com |
| SoftBank Whiz rental in Japan by contract term (1/3/5 yr; incl. warranty option, ex tax) | ¥29,800–¥104,800 / month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | softbank.jp |
| Gausium robots via reseller RobotLAB: RaaS $829-$2,669/mo (36 mo) or purchase… via Gausium | $829–$2,669 / month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | robotlab.com |
| Whiz commercial vacuum robot via RobotLAB: $25,000 or RaaS $699/mo via SoftBank Robotics | $699–$25,000 purchase or per month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | robotlab.com |
Sources re-checked: 5 of 5 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=commercial-vacuuming
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Facility type
- Square footage / m² to be cleaned
- Floor types
- Cleaning frequency and hours
- Existing janitorial setup
- Wi-Fi and elevator access
- Contract length
Rules and regulation
Generally unregulated; follow workplace safety rules (OSHA/HSE) and check building insurance for autonomous equipment.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Gausium
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese maker of commercial cleaning robots (Phantas, Scrubber 50/75).
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
SoftBank Robotics
🇯🇵 JP Serves global
Japanese robotics company behind Pepper, NAO and Whiz cleaning robots.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 1 sourced price
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
LionsBot
🇸🇬 SG Serves global
Singaporean commercial cleaning robot maker with rent-a-robot model.
- RaaS
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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