HomeRobot window cleaner

Window-cleaning robots

Name: Window-cleaning robots
Brand: Ecovacs (Winbot), Hobot

by Ecovacs (Winbot), Hobot

Flat robots that stick to a window with a fan that sucks them onto the glass, then drive across it wiping with a cleaning pad. A safety rope tied to something heavy catches them if they slip off. CHOICE review, 2023 (updated 2024)

Stage 5 of 5

Regulator-cleared or mass market

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Company-reported only
Human help: None reported
Last milestone: 17 June 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today: Sold to the public in shops and online. FutureFive, 17 June 2026
Published price: Ecovacs Winbot W1 Pro: A$799 in Australia as of July 2023 CHOICE review, 2023 (updated 2024)
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

17 June 2026
Mass market · sets the stage
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.
FutureFive, 17 June 2026Company-reported
23 June 2025
Update
A TechRadar reviewer testing the Winbot W2 Pro Omni said it worked on framed and frameless glass and got windows very clean.
TechRadar, 23 June 2025
July 2023
Update
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 review, 2023 (updated 2024)
July 2023
Update
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.
CHOICE review, 2023 (updated 2024)
2011
On sale
Chinese robot vacuum maker Ecovacs launched its first Winbot window-cleaning robot.
FutureFive, 17 June 2026Company-reported

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

5
Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
Placed by: 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 (17 June 2026).
4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Sales figures and the IDC ranking come from Ecovacs (repeated by FutureFive); no IDC report on window robots was opened. Other makers such as Hobot were not checked in this pass. No recall or injury report for window robots was found. CHOICE price is in Australian dollars.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “Window-cleaning robots (Ecovacs (Winbot), Hobot): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/window-cleaning-robots. Checked 19 October 2026.