Trombia Free

2021: Using a robot for cleaning on the streets of Helsinki

In early May 2021, it became known about the appearance on the streets of Helsinki of a fully unmanned robot cleaner. We are talking about the Trombia Free model developed by Trombia Technologies.

According to the developers, their self-driving harvesting machine has a number of advantages over conventional modes of transport adapted for street cleaning. So, Trombia Free produces minimal noise, relying on an electric engine, which means it has minimal impact on the environment. In addition, the device has received compact dimensions, which allows not to create congestion on the roads.

Unmanned cleaning machine Trombia Free is removed on the streets of Helsinki

Another advantage that the manufacturer draws attention to is that the Trombia Technologies machine uses only 15% of the energy required for the operation of specialized harvesting equipment and is extremely economical in terms of water consumption.

Trombia Free looks like a large robot vacuum cleaner or lawn mower, measuring about 3.52 m in length and 2.3 m in width, and with the addition of two drains, the width increases to three meters.

The maximum speed of the robot is 10 km/h (at first it will be limited to 6 km/h), but during the cleaning process it moves at a speed of 2 to 6 km/h. As part of the tests, the robot cleanses the Baana bike path, and at night it removes different streets of Helsinki. Depending on the battery capacity (45.6 or 91.2 kWh), the Trombia Free can work 8.5 or 17 hours on a single charge in normal cleaning mode. In the mode of increased power, this time is reduced by about half.

Commercial sales of Trombia Free, allowing you to purchase a robot street cleaner for everyone, are planned to begin in the first quarter of 2022. Until that time, the manufacturer intends to implement 10 pilot projects.^[1]

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