Autonomous Cleaning Robots for Hospitality

Epic Robotics provides autonomous floor-cleaning solutions for hotels, resorts and event venues. Our robots help maintain lobbies, corridors, dining areas, conference spaces and other suitable public areas while reducing repetitive manual floor-care work and improvingcleaning consistency.
With sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming and dust-mopping capabilities, the solutions supports multiple floor types within one compact autonomous platform.
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The Daily Floor-Care Pressures Facing Hospitality Properties

Hotels and resorts across Canada are running at full occupancy while housekeeping teams run short. Guests expect spotless common areas at every hour and manual cleaning schedules are not built for that demand.

Labour Availability Remains a Challenge

Hospitality sites can be hard to staff steadily across early mornings, evenings, weekends and peak event periods. No-shows and turnover can create gaps in routine floor care across public and BOH areas.

Guest Impressions Are Formed Quickly

Lobbies,entrances, corridors and dining areas shape a guest’s perception before check-in is complete. Visible dirt, spills or poorly maintained floors can quickly affect confidence in the overall property experience.

High-Traffic Areas Become Dirty Between Shifts

Lobbies, restaurants, corridors and conference areas experience continuous foot traffic. Dirt, moisture and debris accumulate between scheduled housekeeping rounds, especially during events and peak arrival times.

Night Shifts Cost More

Cleaning around active guests pushes floor care to late-night and early-morning hours. These shifts carry higher wage premiums and are consistently the hardest to staff reliably, driving up operational costs significantly.

How Autonomous Floor Cleaning Worksin Active Hospitality Environments

Step 1

Flexible Cleaning Windows

Routes can be scheduled before opening, between peak periods, after events or during approved low-traffic windows to support more consistent coverage of guest-facing areas.

Step 2

Multi-Surface Floor Care

Supports carpet, tile, vinyl, and hard-floor surfaces across hotel corridors, dining spaces, banquet halls, and common areas in a single autonomous cleaning unit without manual reconfiguration.

Step 3

Scheduled Public-Area Coverage

Programmed routes support repeatable, consistent cleaning across approved lobbies, corridors, dining areas, conference spaces, and other high-traffic mapped zones, operating on a fixed schedule every time.

Step 4

Navigation Around Guests and Obstacles

LiDAR, cameras and onboard sensors helpthe robot detect people, luggage, furniture, service carts and temporaryobstacles while following mapped routes.

Why Choose Epic Robotics

Epic Robotics is a Canadian-based robotics company with a local deployment team, national service coverage, and end-to-end support built into every engagement, including replacement unit availability to keep your property running with minimal downtime.

  • Canadian-based support
  • Local deployment team
  • Operator training included
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Remote diagnostics
  • Minimum downtime support
Free trial deployment available for qualified sites, allowing the property team to validate performance in its own operating environment.
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How Autonomous Floor Care Supports Hospitality Operations

Lower Floor Care Costs

Autonomous floor cleaning reduces manual hours across lobbies, corridors, and dining spaces, supporting a consistently high guest satisfaction standard throughout the property.

AI-Assisted Spot Cleaning

Hospitality cleaning robots detect spills and high-soil zones across lobbies, dining areas, and corridors, reducing the time between a spill occurring and the floor being presentable again.

Faster Event Turnarounds

Autonomous cleaning can support faster resets of banquet halls, meeting areas and pre-function spaces while employees focus on detailed setup and guest-facing activities.

Measurable Cleaning Performance

Digital reports give operations managers and housekeeping supervisors full visibility into completed routes, zone coverage, and cleaning activity across every area of the property.

24/7 Floor Care Without Extra Staff

Scheduled cleaning cycles run throughout every operating hour, maintaining the property cleanliness standard required by hotel brand agreements and management company expectations.

Smarter Chemical Consumption

Automated floor care reduces chemical consumption by replacing ad-hoc mopping with precise scheduled scrubbing cycles, cutting waste from over-application in low-traffic areas.

Lower Floor Care Costs

Autonomous floor cleaning reduces manual hours across lobbies, corridors, and dining spaces, supporting a consistently high guest satisfaction standard throughout the property.

AI-Assisted Spot Cleaning

Hospitality cleaning robots detect spills and high-soil zones across lobbies, dining areas, and corridors, reducing the time between a spill occurring and the floor being presentable again.

Faster Event Turnarounds

Autonomous cleaning can support faster resets of banquet halls, meeting areas and pre-function spaces while employees focus on detailed setup and guest-facing activities.

Measurable Cleaning Performance

Digital reports give operations managers and housekeeping supervisors full visibility into completed routes, zone coverage, and cleaning activity across every area of the property.

24/7 Floor Care Without Extra Staff

Scheduled cleaning cycles run throughout every operating hour, maintaining the property cleanliness standard required by hotel brand agreements and management company expectations.

Controlled Water and Detergent Use

Programmedcleaning settings can help standardize water and cleaning-solution use acrossrepeated routes, subject to the selected mode and site requirements.

Technical Cleaning Features Built for Hospitality Environments

Built for the demands of active airport environments, our autonomous cleaning robot combines AI-powered floor care, precision navigation, and multi-level operation in one commercial-grade unit.

Cleaning Performance

4-in-1 Cleaning Modes

Sweeps, scrubs, vacuums, and mops hotel floors across lobbies, corridors, dining areas, and event spaces in one pass.

500mm Cleaning Path Width

Covers a 500mm cleaning path per pass, reducing the number of runs needed to clear hotel lobbies, dining areas, and long corridor sections efficiently.

Separate 15L Water Tanks

Keeps clean and dirty water fully separate for longer scrubbing cycles without mid-cycle refills or manual tank changes.

Navigation & Safety

SLAM and LiDAR Navigation

Maps large hospitality floor areas accurately and automatically reroutes around people and moving obstacles in real time.

Real-Time Floor Monitoring

Monitors and corrects cleaning quality across every floor zone on every cycle and flags any missed areas automatically.

Multi-Floor Integration Available

Optional elevator-control integration can support movement between approved floors, subject to building compatibility, installation and site validation.

Enterprise Features

Auto Docking Support

Returns to its docking base, separates clean and dirty water, and recharges fully without any manual tank handling.

Resume After Interruption

Whena cleaning task is paused or interrupted, the robot can resume the mapped task from the appropriate point rather than restarting the entire route.

Low-Noise Hotel Operation

Runs below 70 dB so it can clean lobbies, corridors, and occupied guest areas without disturbing staff or guests.

Cleaning Performance

4-in-1 Cleaning Modes

Sweeps, scrubs, vacuums, and mops hotel floors across lobbies, corridors, dining areas, and event spaces in one pass.

500mm Cleaning Path Width

Covers a 500mm cleaning path per pass, reducing the number of runs needed to clear hotel lobbies, dining areas, and long corridor sections efficiently.

Separate 15L Water Tanks

Keeps clean and dirty water fully separate for longer scrubbing cycles without mid-cycle refills or manual tank changes.

Navigation & Safety

SLAM and LiDAR Navigation

Maps large hospitality floor areas accurately and automatically reroutes around people and moving obstacles in real time.

Real-Time Floor Monitoring

Monitors and corrects cleaning quality across every floor zone on every cycle and flags any missed areas automatically.

Multi-Floor Integration Available

Optional elevator-control integration can support movement between approved floors,subject to building compatibility, installation and site validation.

Enterprise Features

Auto Docking Support

Returns to its docking base, separates clean and dirty water, and recharges fully without any manual tank handling.

Resume After Interruption

Whena cleaning task is paused or interrupted, the robot can resume the mapped task from the appropriate point rather than restarting the entire route.

Low-Noise Hotel Operation

Runs below 70 dB so it can clean lobbies, corridors, and occupied guest areas without disturbing staff or guests.

Building the Business Case

The financial return from autonomousfloor care depends on property size, labour rates, cleaning frequency, floormix, operating hours and the selected purchase or leasing model. Epic Roboticsworks with each property to assess its current process and prepare asite-specific cost and productivity analysis.

Hospitality customers typically achieve:

  • Reduced repetitive manual floor-care hours
  • More frequent cleaning of suitable public areas
  • Better use of housekeeping resources
  • Improved consistency across shifts
  • More predictable equipment and service costs
  • Potential for standardization across multiple properties
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Partnered with global robotics leader Pudu Robotics
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Countries served through Pudu’s worldwide presence
99.9%
obstacle avoidance accuracy
100%
Canadian-owned with full in-house service capability

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the robot clean event spaces between back-to-back bookings?
Yes. The robot runs between event blocks before the next setup begins. Epic Robotics configures cleaning windows during site walkthrough to fit the property's booking schedule.
Do cleaning robots replace hotel housekeeping staff?
No. The robot supports repetitive floor-care work so housekeeping employees can focus on guest rooms, inspections, detailed cleaning, spill response and other tasks requiring human judgement.
How do cleaning robots move safely around hotel guests?
The robot uses mapping, LiDAR, cameras and onboard sensors to detect people and obstacles while following approved routes. Deployment includes a site assessment to determine appropriate areas, schedules and operating conditions.
Will the robot disturb guests during operation?
No. The robot operates below 70 dB, making it suitable for lobbies, corridors, dining areas, and overnight cleaning windows without disrupting the guest environment.
How much floor area can the robot cover per hour?
It depends on the model. The PUDU CC1 covers 700–1,000 m²/h across lobbies, corridors, and dining areas. The PUDU MT1 covers up to 1,800 m²/h in full-clean mode — suited for large ballrooms and banquet halls.
What management systems does the robot integrate with?
The PUDU CC1 connects to a cloud dashboard for cleaning data and reporting. Elevator IoT integration is available on select models for multi-floor properties. Epic Robotics confirms compatibility during the site assessment.
How long does deployment take in a hospitality property?
A standard hospitality site can typically be assessed, mapped, configured and deployed within 1–3 days, subject to site readiness, facility size, floor types and operating requirements. Larger resorts, multi-floor properties or complex venues may require additional time for integration, testing, training and route optimization.

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Tell us about your property, and the Epic Robotics team will walk you through coverage requirements, deployment options, and what autonomous floor cleaning looks like across your facility.
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