Design: Larry Koo, King Wong & Nichole Wong
Project: Natalie Chan
CES 2022 Innovation Honoree Award - Robotics
At KOODESIGN we like to work on projects that make an significant impact, so we were proud to be involved in design of Whiz Gambit. This is an AI-powered commercial disinfectant robot that is a joint project between Hong Kong-based pharmaceutical biotech company Avalon SteriTech, and Japan-based robotics company SoftBank Robotics.
KOODESIGN designed and engineered a major enhancement to the SoftBank cleaning robot (Whiz) and evolved its functionality by creating a disinfectant attachment ( WHIZ Gambit).
Our industrial design work helped to facilitate the joint venture between Avalon Steritech and SoftBank Robotics by efficiently adding the disinfecting attachment to an existing robot, at a time when disinfection protocols were top of mind for people and businesses (during the height of the pandemic).
While the SoftBank Robotics Whiz AI-driven cleaning robot was previously used only for self-navigated vacuuming, the Whiz Gambit unit adds a disinfecting spray mechanism to vastly increase its sanitization capabilities. We were able to seamlessly integrate the new disinfecting component while maintaining the same look, feel and operability.
These are the types of projects and clients we are truly passionate about working with – driven by our desire to design products that make a true social impact for people and businesses.