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Robotic Scrubber Dryers Help Albert Automate Its Floor Cleaning
Background
The grocer needed to find a cost-effective way to conduct scrubbing and burnishing floor cleaning services at hundreds of stores across the country. To that end, the grocery chain chose to bring cleaning services in-house and assign the staff at the stores to do the cleaning. They needed a partner to ensure the right equipment was in place, employees were trained to use it and machines could be serviced in a timely manner.
Solution
Albert initiated testing of several autonomous mobile robots in 2021. Albert worked collaboratively with Tennant Company and Brain Corp to define the optimal robotic solutions, which are able to operate effectively and safely alongside employees and customers while delivering the best cleaning performance tailored to Albert store surfaces and requirements. After a successful pilot program, Albert decided to deploy an extensive fleet of BrainOS®-powered Tennant T380AMR and T7AMR autonomous scrubber-dryers in its national stores by the end of 2022.
With the combination of best-in-class equipment from Tennant and Brain Corp’s advanced AI automation platform, BrainOS, the autonomous robots are not only able to clean while safely and efficiently navigating within dynamic public retail environments, they also provide a suite of fleet management tools. “The advanced robotic scrubber-dryers are easy for our team to operate, creating a higher level of consistent and trackable cleaning,” said Tomáš Tachecí, Operations Support Consultant, Albert (Czech Republic).
“After an extensive phase of research, we elected to deploy BrainOS-powered Tennant autonomous scrubber-dryers, which proved to be the most effective machines for operating efficiently and safely in our stores.”
Pavel Klemera
Operations Support Manager,
Albert (Czech Republic) Solution
Results
Since deployment, Albert has used its autonomous robot fleet to clean over 20 million square meters (215 million square feet) of its retail space and distribution centers in the Czech Republic, completing over 92,000 cleaning routes. Given its early success, Albert has already decided to almost double its fleet of autonomous robots operating in their stores during 2023.
“Our fleet of BrainOS-powered Tennant T380AMR and T7AMR autonomous scrubber-dryers clean precisely, don’t skip any space and help our employees to save their effort, so they can use the time to elevate our customer’s experience.”
Pavel Klemera Operations Support Manager, Albert (Czech Republic)
BENEFITS
- Higher cleaning precision
Autonomous scrubber-dryers clean precisely and efficiently - Proven tracking results
Tennant AMR team and BrainOS fleet management tools provide data reporting on cleaning efficiency - More time for customer facing tasks
By automating time-consuming processes, associates can focus on customer-facing tasks
CONCLUSION
When compared to conventional cleaning methods, Albert recognized an opportunity to shift both its thinking and approach to achieve unprecedented cleaning efficiency and higher consistency. The successful deployment of BrainOS-powered Tennant autonomous scrubber-dryers has enabled Albert to revolutionize its traditional cleaning practices and paved the way for further innovation. By combining the top-performing equipment and AI technology, Albert can now ensure that all of its retail stores are cleaned to the same higher standards with proven tracking results and their employees can focus on customer experience in the stores.
