An autonomous floor scrubber scrubs, recovers the water and dries floors without an operator, along mapped routes, and returns to its docking station on its own. What it is, how it differs from walk-behind and ride-on scrubbers and from multifunction robots, and the table of the 76 autonomous models on the market.
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Definition. An autonomous floor scrubber is a scrubber-dryer that needs neither a driver nor an operative walking behind it: it memorises the site plan, follows programmed routes, steers around obstacles, brushes the floor with a cleaning solution, recovers the dirty water and leaves a dry floor behind it, then returns to its docking station to recharge and, depending on the model, to refill and drain. In buyers' vocabulary it is the commercial robotic floor scrubber; in the cleaning industry's, the autonomous floor scrubber or robotic scrubber.
It belongs to the scrubber-dryer family, the machines that scrub hard floors, alongside the walk-behind and the ride-on. What changes is how the machine is driven, and therefore how the work is organised: the operative programmes, checks and handles the areas the machine does not cover, instead of pushing it. This is the principle of cobotics applied to floor scrubbing.
Rotating brush, dosed cleaning solution, squeegee and recovery of the dirty water: the floor is scrubbed and dry in a single pass, ready to walk on immediately.
LIDAR and camera navigation, SLAM mapping: the robotic scrubber follows its programmed routes, steers around obstacles and returns to its docking station. Conformity with the IEC 63327 safety standard, published by a minority of manufacturers, is measured in our 2026 barometer.
Water and detergent are dosed automatically, identically on every pass: the quality of the scrub no longer depends on the operator or the time of day. On a floor protected by an emulsion, this neutral dosing is what preserves the floor finish. Burnishing remains a task for the operative: see our guide to burnishing and the spray method.
Areas covered, durations, areas not treated: every cycle sends back its report. Cleanliness becomes a tracked indicator, not an impression.
| Criterion | Walk-behind scrubber | Ride-on scrubber | Autonomous floor scrubber | Multifunction robot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving | An operative walks behind | An operative sits or stands | None, mapped routes | None, mapped routes |
| Functions | Scrubs and dries | Scrubs and dries, sometimes sweeps | Scrubs and dries | Sweeps, vacuums, scrubs, dries |
| Cleaning width | 35 to 55 cm | 60 to 120 cm | 45 to 90 cm | 30 to 55 cm |
| Rated productivity | 1,000 to 2,500 m²/h | 3,000 to 8,000 m²/h | 1,500 to 5,000 m²/h | 500 to 2,000 m²/h |
| Operative time | The whole scrubbing run | The whole scrubbing run | Start-up, checks, finishing | Start-up, checks, finishing |
| Floors | Hard floors | Hard floors | Hard floors | Hard floors, carpet in vacuum mode |
| Typical sites | Small and medium areas | Warehouses, car parks, very large halls | Warehouses, supermarkets, manufacturing, healthcare | Offices, shops, hotels, schools |
| Nights or off-peak hours without an operative | No | No | Yes, with a docking station | Yes, with a docking station |
Several recent ride-on scrubbers are also autonomous: they are driven through the complex areas and run on their own along the aisles. They appear in the table of models below.
Forklift tyre marks, light grease, residues stuck to the floor: where sweeping is no longer enough, mechanical scrubbing lifts and recovers them.
Polished concrete, epoxy resin, tiles, vinyl, stone: the scrubber adapts to the surface through the choice of brushes and the pressure setting.
The squeegee and the recovery leave a dry floor behind the machine: no wet film, no slip risk as it passes.
For dry soiling ahead of scrubbing, see the autonomous sweepers; for fine dust and carpet, the commercial robotic vacuums. Many sites combine two families, each on its own frequency.
Every brand, including those we do not distribute. Click a column header to sort; each name links to its profile where one exists.
| Model | Type | Width (mm) | Rated productivity (m²/h) | Runtime (h) | Docking station | Floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiatek R-Quartz 70s | Multifunction | 700 | 3150 | 6 | No | Hard floors |
| Adiatek R-Quartz 80 | Multifunction | 810 | 3645 | 6 | No | Hard floors |
| Adlatus CR700C | Scrubber | 700 | 750-1500 | 3-6 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Adlatus CR700D | Scrubber | 700 | 750-1500 | 3-5 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Avidbots Kas | Scrubber | 552 | 2186 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| Avidbots Neo 2 | Scrubber | 660 | 3120-3850 | 4-6 | No | Hard floors |
| Avidbots Neo 2W (disc brushes) | Scrubber | 660-822 | n/p | 4-6 | No | Hard floors |
| Avidbots Neo 2W (cylindrical head) | Scrubber | 588-790 | 3941 | 4-6 | No | Hard floors |
| Cleanfix RA 660 Navi XL | Scrubber | 660 | 1250 | 3.5 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Comac SELF.Y | Scrubber | 570 | 1710 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| CVTE C3 | Multifunction | n/p | n/p | 4 | Yes | n/p |
| DeepBlue Baby Orca | Scrubber | n/p | 2400 | 5 | n/p | Hard floors |
| DeepBlue Baby Shark | Multifunction | n/p | n/p | n/p | Yes | Hard floors |
| DeepBlue Baby Turtle | Multifunction | n/p | n/p | n/p | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Ecovacs DEEBOT PRO M1 | Multifunction | 500 | 1200 | 3.5-8 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Fimap CB-1 | Scrubber | 570 | 1710 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| Gausium Marvel | Multifunction | 600 | 3024 | 5-10 | n/p | Hard floors |
| Gausium Mira | Multifunction | 400 | 2016 | 4-10 | n/p | Hard floors |
| Gausium Omnie | Multifunction | 520 | 2621 | 3-8 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Gausium PhanShop Max | Multifunction | 330 | n/p | 3.5 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Gausium PhanShop Pro | Multifunction | 330 | n/p | 3.5 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Gausium PhanShop Standard | Multifunction | 330 | n/p | 4 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Gausium Phantas | Multifunction | 330 | 1188-1674 | 4.5-10 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Gausium Scrubber 50 Pro | Scrubber | 460 | 1987 | 3-8 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Gausium Scrubber 75 | Scrubber | 750 | 3000 | 4-6 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Hako Scrubmaster B20 i | Scrubber | 380 | 1064 | 3 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Hako Scrubmaster B75 i | Scrubber | 650 | 1980-2340 | 2-3 | Yes | Hard floors |
| i-team co-botic 45 | Scrubber | n/p | n/p | 3 | n/p | Hard floors |
| i-team co-botic 65 | Scrubber | 610 | 2745 | 1.3 | No | Hard floors |
| i-team i-mop XL Basic | Scrubber | 460 | 1800 | 1.5 | No | Hard floors |
| i-team i-mop XL Pro | Scrubber | 460 | 1800 | 1.5 | No | Hard floors |
| i-team i-walk 46 | Scrubber | 460 | 1325 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| ICE Cobotics Cobi 18 | Scrubber | 480 | 800 | 1.5-2 | No | Hard floors |
| Keenon KLEENBOT C20 | Multifunction | 450 | 400 | 5 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Keenon KLEENBOT C25 | Multifunction | 450 | 400 | 4-6 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Keenon KLEENBOT C40 | Multifunction | 400 | 1100 | 5-12 | No | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Keenon KLEENBOT C55 | Multifunction | 550 | 2376 | 5 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Kärcher KIRA B 100 R | Scrubber | 660 | 4300 | n/p | No | Hard floors |
| Kärcher KIRA B 50 | Scrubber | 550 | 2365 | 3.5 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Kärcher KIRA BD 200 | Scrubber | 900 | 4860 | 4 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Kärcher KIRA BR 200 | Scrubber | 850 | 4590 | 4 | Yes | n/p |
| LionsBot LeoMop | Scrubber | n/p | n/p | 10 | n/p | Hard floors |
| LionsBot LeoScrub | Scrubber | n/p | n/p | 5 | n/p | Hard floors |
| LionsBot R12 Rex Scrub | Scrubber | 810 | 4032 | 5-6 | Yes | Hard floors |
| LionsBot R3 Scrub | Scrubber | 370 | 1200-1800 | 3 | Yes | Hard floors |
| LionsBot R3 Scrub Pro | Scrubber | 366 | 1800 | 3 | Yes | Hard floors |
| LionsBot R5 | Scrubber | 520 | 2059 | 4.3 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Minuteman RoboScrub 20 | Scrubber | 510 | 2045 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| Nilfisk Liberty SC50 | Scrubber | 510 | n/p | n/p | No | Hard floors |
| Nilfisk Liberty SC60 | Scrubber | 710 | 2811 | 4.5-5.5 | No | Hard floors |
| OrionStar CleaniBot S55 Pro | Multifunction | 520 | 1197 | 3.5 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Peppermint SD45 | Scrubber | 500 | 1800 | 8 | Optional | Hard floors |
| PUDU BG1 | Multifunction | 550 | 2000 | 7.5 | Yes | Hard floors |
| PUDU BG1 Pro | Multifunction | 550 | 2000 | 7.5 | Yes | Hard floors |
| PUDU CC1 | Multifunction | 500 | 700-1000 | 4-9 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| PUDU CC1 Pro | Multifunction | 500 | 700-1000 | 5-9 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| PUDU ET1 | Multifunction | 300-390 | 300-720 | 2.5-4 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| PUDU SH1 | Scrubber | 440 | 1100-1600 | 0.8-1.7 | No | Hard floors |
| Sparkoz TN10 | Multifunction | 348 | 756 | 3-8 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Sparkoz TN10-Pro | Multifunction | 348 | 756 | n/p | Yes | n/p |
| Sparkoz TN35 | Multifunction | 350 | n/p | 2.5 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Sparkoz TN70 | Scrubber | n/p | 2040 | n/p | Yes | Hard floors |
| Sparkoz TN70-Pro | Scrubber | n/p | 2040 | n/p | Yes | Hard floors |
| Sveaverken Sveabot S100 | Multifunction | 600 | 700-1000 | 4 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Sveaverken Sveabot S100 Pro M | Multifunction | n/p | 1000 | 6 | n/p | n/p |
| Sveaverken Sveabot S100 Pro R | Multifunction | n/p | n/p | 6 | n/p | n/p |
| TASKI swingobot 2000 | Scrubber | 700 | 1260 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| Tennant T16AMR | Scrubber | 910 | 5890 | 4 | No | n/p |
| Tennant T380AMR | Scrubber | 500 | 3106 | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| Tennant T7AMR | Scrubber | 660 | n/p | 4 | No | Hard floors |
| Tennant X4 ROVR | Scrubber | 508 | n/p | 2.5 | No | Hard floors |
| Tennant X6 ROVR | Scrubber | 650 | n/p | 6 | Yes | Hard floors |
| Wetrok Robomatic Marvin | Scrubber | 430 | 1400 | 3 | No | Hard floors |
| Yijiahe J30 | Multifunction | n/p | n/p | 5 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Yijiahe J30S | Multifunction | 390 | n/p | 5 | n/p | Hard floors · Carpet |
| Yijiahe J40 Kunpeng | Multifunction | 410 | 1000-1800 | 8 | Yes | Hard floors · Carpet |
Rated productivity is theoretical; expect half to two thirds of it on a real site. "n/p": figure not published by the manufacturer. Autonomous sweepers and vacuums, along with the full market table, are on the guide to commercial cleaning robots.
From the compact multifunction robot for offices to the large-area scrubber-dryer.
The compact 4-in-1 scrubber that cleans your floors on its own.
700-1000 m²/h~5 h4-in-1 See the profile →The CC1 with advanced perception, for demanding environments.
700-1000 m²/hAdvanced perception4-in-1 See the profile →The large-area autonomous scrubber-dryer that sweeps and scrubs in a single pass.
2,000 m²/h75 LSweeps + scrubs See the profile →The BG1 for very large sites: 3D perception and walk-behind mode for complex environments.
3D perceptionWalk-behind modeLarge sites See the profile →The BG1 is our reference large-area scrubber-dryer: it sweeps and scrubs in a single pass, with an extending brush for the edges. The BG1 Pro adds 3D perception for very large, complex sites. The CC1 and CC1 Pro cover compact areas and offices as multifunction robots. The SH1, an upright scrubber guided by an operative, completes the range for small areas: it is not autonomous and is covered separately.
Forklift marks and ingrained dust on concrete: autonomous scrubbing keeps the aisles clean between flows. See our approach to cleaning in logistics.
The supermarket autonomous scrubber works before opening or during off-peak hours, safely among the aisles. Our approach to retail cleaning.
The industrial cleaning robot scrubs the circulation areas on resin or concrete, at the frequencies production requires. Our approach to industrial cleaning.
Corridors and lobbies in vinyl or tiles, with constant dosing and traceable runs that fit into the protocols. Our approach to cleaning in healthcare.
From 40 cm to move through cluttered offices to more than 70 cm with side brushes to cover a hall in as few passes as possible.
Clean water and recovery tanks determine the real runtime between two visits to the docking station. Large-format models carry tens of litres.
Productivity at full coverage is the true measure. Targeted modes, which scrub the detected dirty areas first, advertise higher figures.
Charging, clean-water fill, dirty-water drain, detergent dosing: depending on the model, these operations are automated at the station, with no plumbing work.
Minimum passage width, turning radius, height: the right format depends on your doors, aisles and cluttered areas.
To work through these criteria model by model, our guide to choosing a floor scrubber compares the approaches in detail. And to size for your actual floor areas, a free demonstration remains the shortest route.
An autonomous floor scrubber is a floor scrubbing machine that moves on its own: it maps the site, follows programmed routes, brushes, doses the cleaning solution, recovers the dirty water and dries the floor in a single pass, then returns to its docking station. It is also called a robotic floor scrubber or robotic scrubber.
The walk-behind is guided by an operative walking behind the machine. The ride-on is driven from a seated or standing position. The autonomous floor scrubber moves on its own along a mapped route, using LIDAR and cameras, and returns to its docking station. All three scrub on the same principle: brush, cleaning solution, squeegee and recovery. Some ride-on models are also autonomous and combine both modes.
Yes, in everyday usage. "Autonomous floor scrubber" is the cleaning industry's term, "robotic floor scrubber" the buyers' term. The nuance: compact multifunction robots sweep and vacuum as well as scrub, whereas the autonomous floor scrubber in the strict sense only scrubs and dries.
Yes. The models we deploy detect people and obstacles, adjust their speed and stop if necessary. In a supermarket as in a reception hall, runs are preferably scheduled during off-peak hours, but coexistence with the public is part of the design of these machines.
On commercial hard floors: polished concrete, epoxy resin, tiles, vinyl, stone. The choice of brushes and the pressure setting are adapted to the surface. Carpet is not scrubbing territory: it belongs to autonomous vacuuming.
The large format covers 2,000 m²/h at full coverage, more in targeted modes that scrub the detected dirty areas first. Compact multifunction robots cover 700 to 1,000 m²/h. The right sizing depends on your actual floor areas and how cluttered they are: that is what the demonstration is for.
Prices are not public: they depend on the model, the docking station, the level of service and the volume. Our model is a full-service subscription, with robots, teams, consumables, maintenance and a 72-hour continuity guarantee, or purchase with a maintenance contract for sites that equip their own teams. Both are quoted after a demonstration.
Yes: "robotic floor scrubber" is the everyday name for the autonomous floor scrubber, a scrubber-dryer that works without an operator. The term "autonomous floor scrubber" names the machine by its family, "robotic scrubber" by its autonomy; data sheets use one or the other.
From 2,000 to 5,000 m² for a compact 40 to 55 cm model and from 4,000 to 8,000 m² for a 55 to 75 cm model with a docking station, over a night shift, depending on clutter; observed productivity falls between half and two thirds of the manufacturer's rated productivity.
Without a docking station, no: it is filled and drained by hand, which limits its real runtime to one tank. With a water station, it needs a water supply and a drain close to the dock; that is what allows it to run cycle after cycle without intervention and to work overnight.
