Bosch Built-in Robot Vacuum & Mop

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  • 2026

  • Product
    Domestic Appliances

Commissioned By:

Bosch Home Appliances

Designed In:

Germany

Bosch and ECOVACS’ built in robot vacuum and mop integrates into kitchen cabinetry to provide hands free, high performance floor care for busy, design conscious homeowners. Its purpose is to remove visible docking and frequent maintenance by automating deep cleaning, preserving interior aesthetics, improving hygiene, and freeing time for life.


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  • CHALLENGE
  • SOLUTION
  • IMPACT
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  • Addressing a key tension in modern living: delivering powerful, automated performance without compromising interior aesthetics, spatial efficiency, or everyday convenience. Existing robotic solutions often depend on bulky, highly visible docking stations, require ongoing manual intervention, and fall short of providing a truly seamless, hands-free experience.Integrating a high-performance cleaning system within typical home environments—particularly around kitchen cabinetry, while maintaining a cohesive, built-in appearance. This required accommodating minor cabinetry adjustments to enable a flush, seamless installation without imposing significant renovation demands. Balancing these functional, spatial, and aesthetic considerations was central to successfully meeting and exceeding the project brief.

  • World’s first built-in robot vacuum and mop system, integrated seamlessly within kitchen cabinetry. Bosch’s expertise in home integration with ECOVACS’ leadership in robotic cleaning. The solution is a fully integrated service station, discreetly housed behind cabinetry. Enabling advanced level of automation, significantly reducing the frequency of user intervention while maintaining optimal hygiene and performance. Key milestone was resolving the spatial and technical constraints of integrating a system within cabinetry. Reconfiguring internal component architecture to achieve a compact, built-in format, allowing for practical installation with minor cabinetry adaptation. Parallel development focused on ensuring safe, reliable water connectivity and long-term durability.

  • Shifting robotic vacuums from standalone devices to integrated home systems. Commercially, it creates a premium growth opportunity by merging advanced robotics with built-in appliance design, appealing to consumers seeking performance and seamless interior integration.Environmentally, the system improves resource efficiency through optimised water usage, it enhances quality of social life by significantly reducing time and effort spent on routine cleaning, supporting consistently hygienic living environments. Its discreet, built-in design enables clutter-free spaces that align with contemporary expectations of convenience, efficiency, and considered aesthetics, ultimately redefining how cleaning solutions integrate into the modern home.

  • Category defining built-in architecture, with a full-service station designed to integrate seamlessly within kitchen cabinetry, enabling a discreet and clutter free user experience. Advanced automation, including automatic dust transfer from the robot into a concealed dust bag, hot water mop pad cleaning, and hygienic air-drying.At its core is a high-performance robotic cleaning system engineered for exceptional results across diverse surfaces. Delivering up to 20,000Pa suction, it provides deep and consistent cleaning performance, while extendable spinning mop pads enable precise edge and corner coverage. An ultra-slim profile allows the robot to access low-clearance areas, improving overall cleaning reach and effectiveness.Designed in line with Bosch’s commitment to quality and reliability, the system incorporates a Bosch certified battery and an advanced anti-leakage mechanism to ensure safe operation when connected to household plumbing.User interaction is streamlined through the Bosch Home Connect App, offering intuitive control, scheduling, and real-time monitoring. Strong data privacy and security standards underpin the connected experience, ensuring user trust alongside convenience.The result is a solution that shifts robotic cleaning from a visible appliance to an invisible, embedded system delivering a truly hands-free, high-performance experience that aligns with modern expectations of both functionality and design.