AI, Automation and Robotics Drive the Future of Hygiene at CMS Berlin 2025

• Cleaning robots will dominate CMS Berlin 2025, with autonomous scrubbers, vacuums, and even solar panel bots on show.
• Global players from Germany, China, the US, and Singapore are unveiling robots making their world or European debuts.
• AI-powered features such as thermal cleaning, spot detection, and remote deployment highlight the next stage of automation.
• Robotics is expanding beyond floor care into niche applications, from compact office vacuums to large-scale solar maintenance.
• The exhibitor lineup signals a cleaning industry rapidly moving from manual labor to automation as its core strategy.

(NEWS) BERLIN, 18-Sep-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Robotics and automation are set to dominate CMS Berlin 2025, the leading international trade fair for cleaning and hygiene, which runs from 23 to 26 September at the Berlin Exhibition Centre. With companies unveiling a wide spectrum of autonomous cleaning machines, service robots, and specialty devices, this year’s event highlights how rapidly robotics has become central to the professional cleaning industry.

German engineering front and center
Germany’s own Adlatus Robotics will showcase the CR700C/D scrubber-dryer, a fully autonomous cleaning robot equipped with AI-driven navigation, intelligent path planning, and modular cleaning units for diverse floor types. Uniquely, the CR700 operates without cameras — relying on LiDAR sensors for privacy-friendly yet precise obstacle detection. The machine can automatically dock to charge, empty waste, or refill water, resuming tasks with minimal intervention. Alongside it, Adlatus will also present the SR1300 sweeper robot, an innovation award finalist, extending its lineup for large-scale facility cleaning.

Asian innovation meets European markets
China’s Gausium, co-exhibiting with Germany’s NextFM Robotics, is drawing attention with the world debut of Phantas Turbo, promoted as the first thermal cleaning robot. Its onboard heating module can raise water temperatures to 80 °C, boosting stain removal by up to 50 percent. Gausium is also unveiling Mira and Marvel, autonomous cleaners capable of sweeping and scrubbing simultaneously across different facility sizes. Each integrates remote deployment features, allowing operators to edit maps and adjust routes off-site, reducing setup time for multi-site cleaning contracts. The addition of AI-powered “Spot Cleaning Mode” enables these robots to detect spills or localized dirt and perform targeted cleaning — a feature that points to smarter, more responsive automation.

Next-generation service robotics crossover
Pudu Robotics, well known for service robots in restaurants and hotels, is pivoting into commercial cleaning. At CMS, Pudu is unveiling a new product under wraps, while showcasing the Pudu CC1 Pro, an AI-enabled floor scrubber with scrubbing, mopping, and vacuuming capabilities, and the MT1 Max, a high-capacity sweeper with advanced 3D perception designed for complex indoor environments. This crossover reflects how service robotics companies are leveraging their expertise in AI navigation to expand into cleaning markets.

American and European challengers
From the United States, Sparkoz Technology is presenting its TN10-PRO, a compact 3-in-1 sweeper, vacuum, and scrubber robot that connects to an automated workstation dock for refilling and waste disposal, according to their press release on EuropaWire. For larger operations, its TN70-PRO models — available with disc or cylindrical brushes — bring “Never-Lost” AI navigation to industrial-scale cleaning. Meanwhile, Tennant Company, one of the industry’s most established players, is using CMS to launch the X6 ROVR ride-on autonomous scrubber-dryer in Europe for the first time. The compact X4 ROVR will also be on display, with both models powered by Brain Corp’s BrainOS AI platform. A dedicated “Brain Corp Technology Zone” at Tennant’s stand will highlight the software ecosystem underpinning its robotics fleet.

Established brands racing to innovate
Long-standing cleaning leaders are also deepening their robotics portfolios. Nilfisk is introducing the SC25, a compact robotic scrubber-dryer for high-traffic or confined spaces, marking its German premiere. Nexaro, a German start-up backed by Vorwerk, is unveiling the NR 1700, a robotic vacuum designed for large, complex floorplans with capacity for up to 1,000 m² and enhanced docking systems. This launch follows Nexaro’s earlier NR 1500 and reflects a push toward fully integrated robotic ecosystems powered by AI-driven fleet management software.

Consumer robotics entering commercial cleaning
Consumer robotics heavyweight Ecovacs is stepping into the professional space with its new DEEBOT PRO series. The K1 model offers 4-in-1 cleaning (vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting) for offices and retail, while the larger M1 model delivers 3-in-1 performance for expansive venues such as airports and shopping malls. Leveraging experience from millions of household robots, Ecovacs is also launching a rental model to encourage adoption by professional cleaning companies.

Specialized applications: from solar panels to interactive cleaning bots
Kärcher is expected to highlight its KIRA B50 autonomous scrubber-dryer, which uses LiDAR and 3D sensors for safe, independent operation in warehouses and shopping centers. Hako is bringing the Scrubmaster B75i, a hybrid manual-autonomous scrubber that integrates certified LiDAR and 3D vision to clean safely in dynamic environments like retail aisles. Specialty robotics also make a showing with hyCLEANER’s solarROBOT, designed specifically for cleaning solar panels on rooftops and farms. Its inclusion underlines the growing diversification of robotics beyond floor care into renewable energy maintenance.

The bigger picture: automation and digitalization
It is quite noticeable that the 2025 exhibitor lineup reflects a dual trend: established manufacturers expanding into robotics to retain market share, while robotics-native companies push innovation through AI, data-driven fleet management, and multifunctional designs. From compact vacuums to ride-on scrubbers, and from service robots pivoting into cleaning to solar maintenance bots, CMS Berlin 2025 offers a snapshot of how automation is no longer an optional add-on but a strategic cornerstone for the cleaning and hygiene sector.

As CMS organizers emphasize, digitalization and robotics are now “enormous opportunities for specialist companies.” This year’s exhibition floor will serve not just as a marketplace but as a proving ground for how robotics is redefining cleanliness in offices, airports, hospitals, malls, and even solar farms.