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Skyline Robotics leverages industrial robotics arms to autonomously wash skyscraper home windows. | Credit score: Skyline Robotics

Skyline Robotics, builders of OZMO, the world’s first high-rise window-cleaning robotic, at the moment introduced the corporate has obtained its first patent for its robotic window-cleaning system. The patent, awarded by Singapore, consists of the design of the system in addition to how the system operates. Skyline has filed its patent in 9 jurisdictions globally, with Singapore being the primary to independently consider and validate the corporate’s improvements.

Skyline Robotics is a 2023 RBR50 innovation award winner for this distinctive answer to skyscraper window cleansing automation.

“As that is our first patent awarded, it’s a large milestone associated to the distinctiveness of our expertise,” stated Michael Brown, CEO & chairman, Skyline Robotics. “It additionally means our methodology of implementation will now be protected, beginning in Singapore, with the idea that extra patent awards will likely be approaching a world scale. That is foundational proof that our group, our firm gives innovation in a manner that others by no means have.”

Skyline Robotics’ first patent comes as the corporate is within the midst of a world enlargement. The primary Ozmo robots have been deployed in New York Metropolis in partnership with Platinum, Inc. the place Skyline has already carried out work at 10 Hudson Yards, 383 Madison, 825 third Avenue, and seven World Commerce Middle. Shifting ahead, Skyline goals to convey Ozmo to buildings the world over.

Skyline’s flagship robotic, OZMO, combines synthetic intelligence, machine studying and laptop imaginative and prescient with superior robotics and sensors to deal with a few of the most urgent trade challenges together with labor shortages and employee security. With OZMO, window washing will be carried out as much as 3 times quicker than people, with out placing staff in danger. Moreover, as OZMO is operated by people, it’s not changing human window washers, however is accelerating a future the place people and robots work collectively. The result’s a better, quicker, safer, and extra economical different to human window washers.

A abstract of the claimed invention

Patent quantity: WO2019155473A1

Abstract: The current invention gives a computer-implemented methodology for controlling the cleansing of a constructing facade from an elevator platform. It entails receiving a multi-dimensional map and figuring out an ordered sequence of directions, which incorporates robotic arm directions and elevator platform directions. The directions are temporally intertwined to execute a cleansing sample overlaying at the very least a part of the facade. The directions are forwarded through at the very least one first interface and the elevator platform directions through a second interface.