Autonomous cleaning bot to start scrubbing public toilets in 2024

Due to be deployed in Singapore next year is a robot said to be able to clean a toilet in half the time it takes a human.The Abluo is the brainchild of Singapore start-up HiveBotics which began working on the project in 2021. The autonomous machine moves around the washroom seeking out stains and areas to clean, guided by sensors that provide a 3D view of its surroundings.Founders Tuan Dung Nguyen and Rishab Patwari were inspired to build a toilet-cleaning robot when a friend of Patwari's - a cl