ISRAEL 
HIGH-TECH & INVESTMENT REPORT

from the February 2002 issue


Israeli Robot in Major Cleanup

An Israeli company SkyBot Ltd.is offering a technological solution for the efficiently and environmentally friendly cost effective cleaning of windows and exterior surfaces of skyscrapers. The solution offered is a robot based on patented technology. The company's claims include "eliminating the high costs, high risk and low efficiency faced by the window cleaning industry". The first SkyBot can be seen by Tel-Avivians as it cleans the exterior of one of the city's burgeoning skyscrapers. The robot is claimed to work 30 times faster, if the same job is carried out manually. It is said to reduce the cost of cleaning by 90%.

The two year old company was founded in Israel. The company maintains a "green" policy and its robot eliminates the need for the use of detergents and other chemicals. SkyBot uses computer vision optics which constantly monitor the glass surface of the area to be cleaned. The resulting images undergo an advanced processing technique based on algorithms for artificial vision. An analysis of these images allows the SkyBot computer to verify that the surface is clean and returns a "go-no-go" command which instructs the robot to advance to the next window surface. SkyBot also is equipped with sensors which act as safety mechanisms which can locate obstacles such as open windows.



Reprinted from the Israel High-Tech & Investment Report February 2002

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