Site readiness for cleaning robots is the step that quietly decides how smooth a deployment will be. A robot dropped into an unprepared building will struggle in ways that have nothing to do with the machine itself. A short, honest audit beforehand removes almost all of those problems. Here is what we actually check.
Floors and thresholds
The CC1 Pro needs a sensible minimum clearance to move and clean, around 70cm, so very tight back of house corridors are worth flagging early. Door saddles and thresholds between rooms matter too. Modest transitions are fine, but a jagged or unusually high threshold is worth noting in advance so we can plan around it rather than discover it on day one. The audit walks your actual routes and records anything that needs attention.
Connectivity, and why the robot does not depend on it
A common worry is that a Wi-Fi dead zone will strand the robot. It will not. The CC1 Pro navigates and cleans from its own on board map, so a dropped connection does not stop it working. What you lose during an outage is the live status view on your dashboard, not the cleaning itself. We still map your connectivity during the audit, because reliable signal makes remote monitoring and reporting smoother, but the machine does not need the internet to see a wall or avoid a person. We go deeper on this in our piece on how cleaning robots navigate.
The robot carries its own brain
The map lives on the robot, not in the cloud. If the network drops, it keeps cleaning its route and uploads the report when it reconnects. Connectivity is for visibility, not for navigation.
Elevators, for multi floor sites
If the robot needs to serve more than one floor, the Elevator IoT Module lets it call the car, wait for the doors, and select the correct floor on its own. In most cases this retrofits to your existing elevators without a system overhaul. We confirm compatibility during the audit, before any commitment, so there are no surprises later.
Power and docking
The docking station needs a sensible spot with power, ideally somewhere central to the cleaning area and out of the main flow of foot traffic. For the CC1 Pro, the Self Cleaning Docking Station also needs a water connection so it can refill and drain on its own. We identify the right location during the audit and plan the install around it.
The honest part of the audit
The point of a readiness check is not to sell you more. It is to confirm the building is a genuine fit before anyone commits. If something about your site makes a robot a poor choice right now, we would rather tell you than deliver a machine that disappoints. That honesty is the whole value of doing the audit first. The mapping process that follows is covered in our facility mapping guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does the robot stop if the Wi-Fi drops?
No. It keeps cleaning from its on board map. You simply lose the live status view until it reconnects.
Do I need to modify my elevators?
Usually not. The Elevator IoT Module is designed to work with existing systems. We confirm compatibility during the audit.