{"id":18484,"date":"2026-09-14T07:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gausium.com\/2026\/09\/14\/cleaning-robots-schools-daytime\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:22:45","slug":"cleaning-robots-schools-daytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gausium.com\/ja\/2026\/09\/14\/cleaning-robots-schools-daytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Robot Safety in Schools: The Four Checks Before Running One During the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing a cleaning robot for a school means setting a higher safety bar than other buildings do. The machine works in corridors, classrooms and canteens while students move through them, most of them without an adult alongside. Conditions that are acceptable in an office or a warehouse are often not enough here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four checks determine whether a machine can run on site during the day:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Certification.<\/span>\u00a0Is it certified against a standard written for autonomous operation among people?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Sensing.<\/span>\u00a0Has detection been verified on children, not only on adults?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Behavior.<\/span>\u00a0Does it stay predictable when a group gathers around it or blocks its path?<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Floor condition.<\/span>\u00a0Does it leave a wet floor in a corridor after it passes?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Gausium covers school environments with two machines.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Phantas<\/a><\/span>\u00a0handles classrooms, corridors and offices, and the Phantas S1 Pro M has been assessed by T\u00dcV Rheinland against EN IEC 63327 as meeting PL=d functional safety requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Omnie<\/a><\/span>\u00a0handles canteens, halls and large circulation space, with 360-degree 3D LiDAR and a panoramic camera giving zero-blind-spot awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The sections below work through each of the four checks.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What Each Check Covers<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The four checks are independent of one another. A machine can satisfy three and still be unsuitable on the fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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    Check<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    The question it answers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    How it is verified<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Certification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Has an independent body assessed the machine for autonomous work among people?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    A named standard and a certificate covering the quoted configuration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Sensing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Does detection hold for children, bags and low obstacles?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Site demonstration using the school’s own floor and conditions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Behavior<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    What does the machine do when a group gathers or blocks the route?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Obstruction test during the demonstration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Floor condition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Is any part of the route left wet after the machine passes?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Walk the route immediately behind the machine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    The fourth check is the one schools raise first. <\/span>A slip on a wet corridor is the most likely incident in a school automation program<\/span>, and it is unrelated to obstacle avoidance.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Check 1: Ask Which Standard the Machine Is Certified Against<\/span><\/h2>\n

    IEC 63327 is the international standard for powered automatic floor treatment machines in commercial use, and it includes provisions for autonomous operation. Asking for it converts a general safety statement into a document a school’s health and safety officer can review. The standards themselves are explained in<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Gausium’s guide to commercial cleaning robot safety<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Gausium has been assessed against it. In March 2024, T\u00dcV Rheinland tested the circuit design, architecture and mechanical structure of the Phantas S1 Pro M against EN IEC 63327 and confirmed it meets the PL=d functional safety requirements, alongside EU CE-MD and North American cTUVus certification. In January 2024, T\u00dcV Rheinland issued its first CE-MD certificate aligned with EN IEC 63327 for a commercial cleaning robot to Gausium.<\/span><\/p>\n

    PL=d is the performance level the standard sets for Class II machines<\/span>, the category defined by higher weight, volume and speed, where the consequences of a control failure are greatest.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Three items belong in the procurement file:<\/span><\/p>\n