01/ Problem
India's Sanitation
Crisis Has a Cost
5M+
Sanitation workers in India
India's public sector employs over 5 million sanitation workers exposed to hazardous conditions with minimal safety protection.
02 / Technology
Built on
Edge AI
── Autonomous Cleaning Workflow
01
Mission Trigger
Scheduled time, operator command, or occupancy-sensor threshold
02
3D Scan
LiDAR + RGB-D cameras generate full 3D occupancy map in 45–90 seconds
03
Surface Classification
AI segments floor, glass, walls, furniture, dynamic obstacles
04
Path Planning
Boustrophedon decomposition + GA optimizer for water/battery/time
05
Cleaning Execution
Adaptive brush RPM and fluid dosing based on real-time dirt scores at 10 Hz
06
Mission Close
Robot docks, uploads timestamped report, flags anomalies for human review
── Technical Specifications
03 / ROI
Returns in
18–24 Months
Annual Sanitation Cost (20 cleaners)
₹0
at ₹10K–15K/cleaner/month
Fleet Cost (3 robots)
₹0
hardware + ₹60K/yr maintenance
Labour Savings per Year
₹0+
60–75% reduction
5-Year Net Saving
₹0+
per mid-size facility
── BOM Cost Breakdown
── Competitive Edge
| Feature | Saafi Saathi | Kärcher | Brain Corp | Hobot WCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-Time 3D | ✓ | ✗ | partial | ✗ |
| Floor Cleaning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Glass/Wall | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | residential |
| AI Dirt Detection | ✓ | ✗ | basic | ✗ |
| No Pre-Mapping | ✓ | ✗ | partial | ✗ |
| Fleet Mgmt | ✓ | partial | ✓ | ✗ |
| India-Made | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
04 / Roadmap
36-Month
Execution Plan
1
Phase 1
0–6 months
IN PROGRESS
→Functional prototype: floor module
→3D scanning system validated
→Basic path planning in lab
2
Phase 2
6–12 months
→Glass/wall module integration
→Pilot in 1 government building
→Fleet dashboard v1 launch
3
Phase 3
12–24 months
→Production-scale manufacturing
→UV sanitization module
→Multi-robot fleet operations
→Government procurement
4
Phase 4
24–36 months
→Smart-city scale deployment
→50+ unit deployments
→Predictive maintenance AI
→Export market entry
05 / Impact
Measurable
Outcomes
Labour Displacement
6–8 manual cleaners replaced per robot per shift
Worker Safety
100% removal of hazardous cleaning task exposure
Water Conservation
60–70% reduction vs manual operations
Cleaning Consistency
Standardized, auditable cleaning on every shift
Policy Alignment
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