Commercialization of BEP Clean through swarm control of cleaning robots
First written in FY2023. 1 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q1. Latest entry: FY2024.
No other company in this theme has enough history to compare yet.
- FY2024DroppedAnnual report
「Next-solution revenue was ¥62,307 thousand, down 16.7% year on year, due in part to the end of BEP Clean office-cleaning services using Roomba devices in the second quarter of the fiscal year, following iRobot's termination of API access for its Roomba cleaning robots, as well as the selective allocation of resources as ongoing projects moved into the social-implementation phase.」
Following iRobot's termination of API access, BEP Clean services ended in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The filing specifically states that this service ended, not that all next solutions ended. - FY2024-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Revenue during the interim accounting period was ¥16,516 thousand from demonstration services, including BEP Clean, an office-cleaning service using multiple cleaning robots of multiple models, and other new solutions.」
The company generated first-half revenue of ¥16,516 thousand from BEP Clean and other demonstration services, reconfirming monetization at the demonstration stage. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue during the cumulative first-quarter period was ¥9,155 thousand from demonstration services, including BEP Clean, an office-cleaning service using multiple cleaning robots of multiple models, and other new solutions.」
The company generated ¥9,155 thousand in revenue during the cumulative first-quarter period from BEP Clean and other demonstration services, putting revenue from the demonstration phase on a measurable footing. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「We are currently partnering with iRobot Corporation to develop BEP Clean, a cleaning service that uses BEP to control fleets of Roomba devices and other cleaning robots across offices, hotels and stores with multiple floors, and are providing demonstration services.」
Through its partnership with iRobot, the company is testing a new business that centrally manages multiple cleaning robots across multiple floors using BEP.