Window-cleaning robots hang out in New York for world-first deployment

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>A 45-story office tower in New York has become the first in the world to deploy the Ozmo automated window cleaning system, where a platform dangled from the roof is home to robots that spritz the glass 3x faster than human cleaning crews.

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>At the moment, team Ozmo is controlled via a computer operator on the roof of the building, so there’s still a role for human workers, but full autonomy is on the cards for the future. This will not only help fill a “growing labor shortage of window cleaners” but will also “keep humans out of harm’s way.”

>Skyline Robotics has been developing and testing the system for a few years now, but the deployment at the 1133 Avenue of the Americas building in New York – which is owned and managed by the Durst Organization – represents the start of global rollout.

>The next city in line will likely be across the pond in London, where Skyline has partnered with Principle Cleaning Services for future deployment in the UK capital. Patents have also been secured in Japan and Singapore to support rollouts farther afield.

This honestly is the right usage of robotics. Removing human from having to do this dangerous work and  probably work much more efficient as well.