{"id":18107,"date":"2026-08-31T05:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gausium.com\/2026\/08\/31\/cleaning-robots-mixed-floor-buildings\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T05:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:46:01","slug":"cleaning-robots-mixed-floor-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gausium.com\/pt\/2026\/08\/31\/cleaning-robots-mixed-floor-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"One Machine or Two? Cleaning Robots for Mixed-Floor Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Mixed flooring is the normal condition in commercial buildings. A hotel has stone at reception and carpet down every guest corridor; an office has vinyl in service areas, stone at the entrance and carpet across the workstations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">The question at specification stage is not which machine cleans carpet best. It is whether one machine can serve both surfaces, or whether the building needs two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c1 c3\">Two conditions decide it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c13 lst-kix_q36siatff62m-0 start\">\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Whether the carpet falls within the pile range the manufacturer specifies<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Whether the hard floors require a wet pass or only a dry one<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Where high-pile carpet or wet scrubbing is involved, most sites require two machines. This guide sets out how to establish which case applies, and how the work divides when it is two.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.1oohzi1o3fa\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c0 c6\">What Determines the Answer: Pile Height and Water<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Pile height is where machines in the same category separate, and it is the one variable that scheduling cannot correct later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Low-pile carpet tile, the standard in corridors and open-plan floors, is what mixed-floor machines are built around. High-pile carpet in suites and event space requires the suction and brush geometry to reach the base of the fiber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Treat the applicable flooring list on a product page as the boundary<\/span><span class=\"c1\">, since that is the manufacturer&#8217;s commitment.<\/span><span class=\"c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/products\/vacuum40\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c19 c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/products\/vacuum40\/\">Vacuum 40<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c1\">\u00a0lists high-pile carpets and low-pile carpeting.<\/span><span class=\"c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/products\/phantas\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c1 c19\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/products\/phantas\/\">Phantas<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0lists low-pile carpeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Measure the pile in each carpeted zone and bring those figures to the specification, so the recommendation is made against the actual carpet rather than a category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">The second variable is water, and it is unambiguous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Dry cleaning on carpet is suction plus mechanical agitation; on hard floor it is sweeping with a dry mop pass. One chassis handles both. Wet scrubbing is a different mechanism: clean and recovery tanks, a brush deck, a squeegee and a drying pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Carrying that hardware costs working width<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">, which is why a machine that scrubs and vacuums cleans a narrower path in each mode than a single-purpose machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full gausium-body-image\" style=\"width:100%; margin:28px 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" alt=\"One Machine or Two? Cleaning Robots for Mixed-Floor Buildings\" class=\"wp-image-18104\" src=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2.webp\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; height:auto; margin:0;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2.webp 1672w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-2-763x429.webp 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.c3n8v2tk5ql\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Matching a Floor Mix to a Configuration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Four patterns cover most commercial buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Carpet dominant, low pile throughout, hard floors need no wash.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0One machine. A commercial robotic vacuum runs the corridors and covers the lobby and back of house as a secondary duty. This is the most common hotel and office profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Low-pile carpet with hard floors that require washing.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0One machine, where the site is small to midsize. A multi-mode robot scrubs the hard floor and vacuums the carpet, with the wet mode restricted to hard-floor zones. Expect narrower working widths and more frequent tank stops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Any meaningful area of high-pile carpet, plus hard floors that require a wash.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0Two machines. No single configuration serves both conditions adequately, and specifying one is how a site ends up assessing automation by a zone the machine was never specified for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Hard floor dominant, carpet confined to a few rooms.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0Place the robot on the hard floor and retain manual coverage on the carpet, at least initially. A second machine for two meeting rooms rarely justifies itself, and adding a vacuum later is simpler than replacing a machine that suits neither surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.yoqquy5nvjnw\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Vacuum 40 and Phantas, Side by Side<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Both are specified for carpet and hard floor, and they divide the work differently.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"wp-block-table has-fixed-layout\" style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr class=\"c15\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c16 c20\"><span class=\"c3 c1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c16\"><span class=\"c0\">Vacuum 40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c16\"><span class=\"c0\">Phantas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Carpet types listed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">High-pile carpets, low-pile carpeting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Low-pile carpeting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c23\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Hard floors listed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Concrete, natural stone, PVC vinyl, ceramic tiles, epoxy, hardwood<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Ceramic tiles, natural stone, PVC vinyl, hardwood, epoxy, concrete<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Cleaning modes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Vacuuming and sweeping; dry mopping with the add-on mop<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing, dust mopping<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Wet scrubbing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Dry pass only<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c23\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Working width<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">720 mm with side brushes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">465 mm vacuuming and sweeping; 330 mm scrubbing and dust mopping<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Minimum pass width<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">800 mm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">650 mm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Dust capacity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">12 L bag<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">6 L bag, rated to hold three to seven days&#8217; dust<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Water capacity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Not applicable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">11.5 L clean, 10.5 L waste<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c15\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Quiet mode<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Not published<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Supported, 60 dB or below<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"c8\">\n<td class=\"c12\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Floor transition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c10\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Identifies floor type with 3D cameras and switches mode<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"c9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9; padding:10px;\">\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Wet mode zoned in the cleaning map<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Vacuum 40 is the carpet machine.<\/span><span class=\"c1\">\u00a0It covers the wider pile range and the larger area per pass, and its role on hard floor is a dry secondary duty. Where carpet performance itself is the deciding factor, the fuller assessment is in<\/span><span class=\"c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/2025\/06\/26\/best-commercial-robot-vacuum\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c19 c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/2025\/06\/26\/best-commercial-robot-vacuum\/\">choosing a robotic vacuum for commercial carpets<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full gausium-body-image\" style=\"width:100%; margin:28px 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1154\" height=\"1120\" alt=\"One Machine or Two? Cleaning Robots for Mixed-Floor Buildings\" class=\"wp-image-18105\" src=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3.webp\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; height:auto; margin:0;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3.webp 1154w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3-300x291.webp 300w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3-1024x994.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3-768x745.webp 768w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3-48x48.webp 48w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-3-577x560.webp 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Phantas is the mixed-mode machine.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0It brings wet scrubbing, a 650 mm minimum pass width for furnished space, and a quiet mode at 60 dB or below, at the cost of a narrower working width and lower carpet coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full gausium-body-image\" style=\"width:100%; margin:28px 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1331\" alt=\"One Machine or Two? Cleaning Robots for Mixed-Floor Buildings\" class=\"wp-image-18106\" src=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-4.webp\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; height:auto; margin:0;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-4.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-4-300x260.webp 300w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-4-1024x887.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-4-768x666.webp 768w, https:\/\/gausium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/article-15-body-4-577x500.webp 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c1\">Specifications:<\/span><span class=\"c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/specs\/vacuum-40\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c19 c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/specs\/vacuum-40\/\">Vacuum 40<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c1\">\u00a0and<\/span><span class=\"c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/specs\/phantas\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c19 c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/specs\/phantas\/\">Phantas<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.umzfykfsodvz\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Keeping Water Off the Carpet<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Any mixed-floor deployment needs a defined mechanism at the transition, and there are two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Automatic floor recognition.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0Vacuum 40 identifies the floor type using 3D cameras and switches to the appropriate mode. The transition is handled by the machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Map zoning.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0The wet mode is restricted to hard-floor zones in the cleaning map, and the machine is not permitted to run that mode elsewhere. The transition is handled by configuration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Three points to settle at commissioning:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c13 lst-kix_58hb90ckpfva-0 start\">\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Which mechanism applies to the specified model<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Who holds editing rights to the cleaning map after handover<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">How a layout change, a new carpet run or a temporary partition is reflected in the map, and within what timeframe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">The third is the one most often left open. A map that no longer matches the floor will either skip a zone or take a wet mode somewhere it should not go, and neither is visible in a completed task report.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.zesbavbr2k9g\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Running Two Machines in One Building<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Where the answer is two machines, the split is by surface and area rather than by department or floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Divide the building once, in writing.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0Each zone is assigned to one machine, with no zones claimed by both. Overlapping assignments produce duplicated passes in some areas and gaps in others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Schedule the two machines against different windows.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0A carpet run in occupied corridors and a wet scrub in a back-of-house area have different constraints, and separating them prevents both machines competing for the same corridor or charging position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Keep one map convention and one owner.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0Zone names should match across both machines so that reports can be compared, and one person should hold responsibility for route changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c0\">Confirm docking positions for both.<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0Each machine needs its own position with permanent power, clear of accessible and escape routes. A workstation with water and drainage carries an additional siting constraint.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.v8fyfm37e4n6\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Preparing the Specification<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Three inputs settle most mixed-floor decisions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c13 lst-kix_rzo9r0cvnvxq-0 start\">\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c0\">Carpeted and hard-floor areas, measured separately<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">, with pile height noted per carpet zone<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c0\">Whether the hard floors require a wet pass<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">, or only a dry one<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c2 c11 li-bullet-0\"><span class=\"c0\">The narrowest recurring route in the building<\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">, measured between furniture rather than at its widest point<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">With those prepared, the configuration generally resolves itself, and the discussion with a supplier becomes a specification exercise rather than a demonstration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c1\">Request a<\/span><span class=\"c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/contact\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c19 c1\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"https:\/\/gausium.com\/contact\/\">site assessment<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c3 c1\">\u00a0and have the evaluation run across a genuine transition, where carpet meets hard floor in a working area, rather than on a single uniform surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c5\" id=\"h.n9g7knbtw53i\" style=\"font-size:28px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">FAQ About Cleaning Robots for Mixed-Floor Buildings<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Q1: Can One Cleaning Robot Cover Both Carpet and Hard Floor?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">In many buildings, yes. The conditions are that the carpet falls within the model&#8217;s listed pile range and the hard floors require only a dry pass. High-pile carpet, or hard floors needing a wet scrub, generally means two machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Q2: How Is a Machine Confirmed as Suitable for a Given Carpet?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Use the applicable flooring list on the product page as the boundary, then measure the pile in each carpeted zone and include those figures in the enquiry, so the recommendation is made against the actual carpet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Q3: How Is a Robot Prevented From Scrubbing Over Carpet?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Either the machine recognizes the surface, which Vacuum 40 does using 3D cameras, or the wet mode is restricted to hard-floor zones in the cleaning map. Determine which applies before commissioning and restrict editing rights afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Q4: What Happens to the Map When the Layout Changes?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">It must be updated, and responsibility for that should be assigned at procurement. An outdated map can skip a zone or apply a wet mode where it does not belong, and neither appears as a fault in a completed task report.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Q5: How Should Two Machines Be Scheduled in One Building?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Assign each zone to one machine only, then schedule the two against different windows so they do not compete for the same corridor or charging position. Keep one map convention and one owner for route changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span class=\"c6 c0\">Q6: Which Machine Suits a Furnished, Compartmented Floor?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"c2\"><span class=\"c3 c1\">Phantas, on minimum pass width. It requires 650 mm against 800 mm for Vacuum 40, which is the difference between working around furniture and being confined to open floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c7 c20\"><span class=\"c3 c1\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mixed flooring is the normal condition in commercial buildings. A hotel has stone at reception and carpet down every guest corridor; an office has vinyl in service areas, stone at the entrance and carpet across the workstations. The question at specification stage is not which machine cleans carpet best. 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