What surfaces are safe to use the cleaning robot on?

A professional cleaning robots are designed to work reliably and safely on different floor surfaces. Robots typically have multiple modes of operation - such as sweeping, scrubbing, mopping or vacuuming - so it's important to know which functions are suitable for which surfaces.

1. Hard floor surfaces

Most cleaning robot specifically designed for hard coverings. It works most safely and efficiently on these.

These include:

  • ceramic and stone flooring
  • paving slabs
  • vinyl and PVC cladding
  • artificial stone surfaces
  • linoleum
  • industrial trowelled concrete (even surface)

The robots move easily on these surfaces and the sweeping/mopping functions are also well suited to their use.

2. Wood and wood-like coverings

A cleaning robots most of them are suitable for safe cleaning of the following types of surfaces, especially in sweeping or dry wiping mode:

  • laminate flooring
  • parquet (varnished, even surface)
  • vinyl/laminated wood effect cladding

Wet cleaning is only safe here if the cladding itself moisture tolerant, because excessive water is not good for the tree. Modern robots usually use small amounts of water, so this is not a problem if the surface is right.

3. Carpets and upholstered surfaces (in vacuuming mode)

Many professional robots can also vacuum, so they can be used on certain types of carpets:

  • short-fibre carpet
  • indoor upholstered walkway
  • hotel, office carpeting

Important: wet cleaning (mopping, scrubbing) is not suitable for these surfaces, so robots usually automatically avoid carpets or only pass over them in vacuum mode.

4. Pavements in public and high traffic areas

Robots can be used regularly on surfaces that are typically:

  • in malls
  • office buildings
  • restaurants
  • hotels
  • in manufacturing or storage areas

are located in. These are mostly hard-wearing, even floors that are well compatible with self-propelled cleaning machines.

Which surfaces are not recommended?

For safety and operational reasons, the cleaning robots it is not usually advisable to use:

  • on very uneven, stony, irregular surfaces
  • on high fibre, soft carpets
  • in places where there are large amounts of loose objects or obstacles

On these, the robot is more difficult to move or certain cleaning operations cannot be carried out.

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