01 Climb
It climbs steps.
The front flippers ride onto the step. The rear flippers then lift the tail, so the body crosses level and does not slam down.
Houselights One
A robot that cleans cinemas overnight.
It climbs the steps, sweeps under every seat and sorts what it picks up.
Simulation. Figures are design targets. Deploying in 2027.
02 Between the rows
It drives between the rows.
It is 360 mm wide, so it fits tight rows. A brush roll sweeps debris into a hopper, so whole popcorn and wrappers go in with no hose to block. The red band is floor already covered.
- Width
- 360 mm
- Sweeper head
- 300 mm
03 Under every seat
It tips each seat up and sweeps under it.
The arm lifts the cushion. The sweeper head slides out sideways, turns along the row and goes in to the back of the step. The arm takes out anything too big for the brush.
- Head width
- 300 mm
- Reach under seat
- 760 mm
- Per seat
- about 6 s
04 Pick up and sort
The arm picks up the big things.
Bottles and cans go to recycling. Cups, tubs and bags go in the hopper.
- Reach
- 890 mm
- Arm lifts
- 1.5 kg per item
05 Lost property
It keeps lost property.
Phones, wallets, keys and glasses go in a locked tray, logged with the seat, the time and a photo.
- Logged with
- seat, time, photo
06 Report
It reports spills.
It does not mop. It marks the spill, crosses it with the head lifted, and lists the seat for your staff.
- Reported by
- dashboard and email
07 Other seating
It cleans under common cinema seats.
Only tip-up seats need lifting; the head goes in beneath sofas, rockers, armchairs and recliners as they stand. Footstools go on the seats at closing.
- Seat types
- tip-up, rocker, armchair, recliner, sofa
08 Working together
Units can share a screen.
Add more for a bigger room or a shorter night. They split the rows between them, then drive to the next screen or back to the dock. How it gets through doors depends on the cinema; we work that out with each site.
- Design target
- 150 seats per unit per hour
The machine
Houselights One
Scroll to turn it. 780 × 360 × 480 mm folded.
- 1LidarMaps the room. Steers around people.
- 2Depth camerasTell a cup from a phone from a coat.
- 3Five-axis armLifts cushions. Reaches the floor and the cupholders.
- 4Gripper and wrist cameraTwo soft fingers and a camera.
- 5Recycling binBottles and cans. Lifts out by hand.
- 6Lost property trayLocked. Staff open it at the dock.
- 7Sweeper head300 mm wide, 100 mm brush roll. Takes whole popcorn and wrappers.
- 8Telescopic beamMoves the head sideways and under a seat.
- 9FlippersFour. Folded in a row, out on steps.
- 10Hopper14 litres. Emptied at the dock.
The night clean
What the night clean costs you.
The full clean happens after the last film: every row, under every seat. It is the hardest shift to staff.
Put your numbers in.
Houselights One
Specification
Design targets, October 2026. Measured figures will replace them as units are deployed.
It does not mop or detect broken seats. Spills and anything it could not handle are listed by seat in the dashboard and a morning email.
- Size, arm folded
- 780 × 360 × 480 mm
- Mass
- 41 kg
- Drive
- Two tracks, four flippers
- Steps
- Stairs to 35°, risers to 200 mm
- Speed
- 0.8 m/s level, 0.35 sweeping, 0.2 on steps
- Sweeper head
- 300 mm wide, 100 mm brush roll
- Under seats
- Head reaches 760 mm to either side
- Seats
- Tip-up, rocker, armchair, recliner, sofa, wheelchair bays
- Hopper
- 14 litres. Debris up to 50 mm
- Arm
- Five axes, 890 mm reach. Lifts 1.5 kg per item
- Sorting
- Bottles and cans to a 9 l bin, the rest to the hopper
- Lost property
- Locked tray. Seat, time and photo logged
- Sensing
- Lidar, two depth cameras, wrist camera, cliff sensors
- Battery
- 4 hours. Recharges in 3 to 4 hours
- Doors
- Depends on the cinema. Worked out per site before install
- Dock
- Three bays. Empties bins and charges
- Reporting
- Dashboard, email, API
- Rate
- 150 seats per unit per hour
Contact
Deploying in 2027.
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