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Chinese robot vacuum maker Ecovacs launched its first Winbot window-cleaning robot.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“ECOVACS entered the category in 2011 with the launch of its first WINBOT model”
What it means
Window-cleaning robots, from Ecovacs (Winbot), Hobot, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Window-cleaning robots
- Ecovacs said Winbot sales passed 1 million in 2025 alone and 2.6 million in total, and that market researcher IDC ranked it first in the world for 2025.
- A TechRadar reviewer testing the Winbot W2 Pro Omni said it worked on framed and frameless glass and got windows very clean.
- Australian consumer group CHOICE tested the Winbot W1 Pro and found it cleaned all the parts of each window it could reach, inside and out.
- CHOICE also found limits: framed windows need an edge at least 5 mm high, and it may only manage one pane at a time. It said the robot does not suit every window.