Low view of an autonomous floor scrubber cleaning a retail aisle after hours while an employee walks past.
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Goldline Robotics

Autonomous cleaning for real commercial environments.

Robotic floor scrubbers and vacuums, assessed for your floor, mapped to your layout and supervised by trained people. Part of your cleaning program, not a separate experiment.

Categories
Scrubbers & vacuums
Oversight
Human-supervised
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On-site assessment

Overview

Robots take the repeatable floor work. People handle everything that needs judgement.

Goldline deploys autonomous cleaning robots inside managed cleaning programs. We assess the site, recommend the right category, map and configure routes, train operators and review performance from run data.

01Assessed first
Floor types, layout, traffic and Wi-Fi are reviewed before any recommendation.
02Integrated
Robot routes are planned alongside cleaning staff schedules and supply replenishment.
03Accountable
One partner for the robot, the route and the results.

How it works

Mapped once. Repeated every shift.

Commercial cleaning robots follow a defined sequence: the space is mapped, routes and schedules are set, and every run is recorded. Here is what happens at each stage.

Mode 01 Mapping
NO-GOZONE AZONE BZONE C
Illustrative diagram — not a specific facility or robot
  1. 01 · Mapping

    The facility is mapped once, during deployment.

    A technician guides the robot through the space to build a map. Zones, no-go areas and docking points are defined on that map.

    NO-GOZONE AZONE BZONE C
    Illustrative diagram — not a specific facility or robot
  2. 03 · Coverage

    Every pass is planned to overlap.

    Cleaning paths are laid out to cover the defined zone systematically, so the same areas are not missed from one run to the next.

    Illustrative diagram — not a specific facility or robot
  3. 04 · Obstacle detection

    People and objects come first.

    On-board sensors detect people, equipment and obstacles. The robot slows, stops or reroutes, and flags areas it could not reach.

    OBSTACLE · REROUTE
    Illustrative diagram — not a specific facility or robot
  4. 05 · Scheduling

    Runs are scheduled around your operation.

    Routes are assigned to times and days that suit the building: between shifts, after close or overnight.

    NO-GOZONE ARUN 22:00ZONE BRUN 00:30ZONE CRUN 03:00
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  5. 06 · Charging

    Docking and charging are part of the plan.

    Charging points are set during deployment, and run schedules account for charge cycles.

    DOCK · CHARGE
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  6. 07 · Reporting

    Each run leaves a record.

    Area cleaned, route completion and missed zones are recorded per run and reviewed with your Goldline team.

    NO-GOZONE ACOMPLETE —ZONE BCOMPLETE —ZONE CCOMPLETE —
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Operations visibility

Every run is visible, and every gap is flagged.

Robot platforms report run data through their own software. Goldline brings that data into your program reviews alongside inspection results.

Robot operations Concept interface

Today's runs

  • Zone A Overnight Scheduled
  • Zone B Between shifts Scheduled
  • Zone C After close Paused
NO-GOZONE ACOMPLETE —ZONE BCOMPLETE —ZONE CCOMPLETE —
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Route
Zone A — Aisles 1–12
Status
Scheduled
Area cleaned
Live data (to be confirmed)
Route completion
Live data (to be confirmed)
Missed zones
Live data (to be confirmed)
Next run
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Concept interface for illustration. It does not represent a specific manufacturer's software, and it shows no real data.
  • Run record

    Area, route completion and missed zones logged for every run.

  • Alerts

    Blocked areas and service needs routed to the on-site operator.

  • Review

    Run data reviewed with your Goldline team at each program review.

Applications

Where robots earn their place.

Robots are matched to the floor, not the other way round. These are the areas where autonomous cleaning is most often a fit; each one is confirmed on site.

Area Robot category Industry
Warehouse aisles Large-area scrubber Warehouse & distribution
Retail sales floors Large-area or compact scrubber Retail
School corridors Compact scrubber Education
Office carpet Autonomous vacuum Office & corporate
Hotel lobbies & corridors Compact scrubber or vacuum Hospitality
Cross-dock floors Large-area scrubber Logistics
Production walkways Large-area scrubber Industrial & manufacturing

Deployment

From site walk to scheduled runs.

Each deployment follows the same six steps. Timelines are confirmed per site after the assessment.

  1. Step 01

    Assess

    Site walk to review floor types, layout, traffic, obstacles, Wi-Fi and charging locations.

  2. Step 02

    Recommend

    Robot category, route plan and an ROI estimate built from your own figures.

  3. Step 03

    Map & configure

    Facility mapped, zones and schedules configured, charging set up.

  4. Step 04

    Train

    Operators trained on daily use, alerts, consumables and basic care.

  5. Step 05

    Go live

    Supervised initial runs, then scheduled operation.

  6. Step 06

    Support & review

    Ongoing support, maintenance and regular performance reviews.

A deployment technician maps a cleaning route on a tablet beside a floor-scrubbing robot in a school corridor.
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Training

Your operators are trained before the first scheduled run.

Training is delivered on your floor, with your robot and your routes. Refreshers are scheduled when staff or layouts change.

  1. 01Starting, pausing and docking routes
  2. 02Responding to alerts and blocked areas
  3. 03Daily checks: tanks, pads, brushes and filters
  4. 04Safe operation around people and equipment
  5. 05Reading run reports

Maintenance and support

One Goldline contact for the robot, the route and the cleaning program around it.

Preventive maintenance
Scheduled checks and consumable replacement. Intervals confirmed per model.
Issue response
A single contact for faults and alerts. Response commitments confirmed in the support agreement.
Route changes
Re-mapping and schedule changes when the layout or operation changes.
Performance reviews
Regular review of run data, coverage and labour reallocation.

Robot line-up

Three categories. Matched to your floor.

Goldline recommends a robot category after the site assessment. Manufacturer, model and specifications are published here once partnerships and spec sheets are confirmed.

An autonomous commercial floor-scrubbing robot on a stone-coloured background.
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Large-area autonomous scrubber

Model name (to be confirmed)

Manufacturer: Manufacturer (to be confirmed)

Scrubs large open hard floors on scheduled, repeatable routes.

Typical environments

  • Warehouses and distribution
  • Big-box retail
  • Manufacturing aisles
Specifications for large-area autonomous scrubber
Dimensions Confirm (to be confirmed)
Run time Confirm (to be confirmed)
Charging time Confirm (to be confirmed)
Cleaning width Confirm (to be confirmed)
Tank size Confirm (to be confirmed)
Coverage rate Confirm (to be confirmed)
Operating speed Confirm (to be confirmed)
Navigation technology Confirm (to be confirmed)
Floor types Confirm (to be confirmed)
Connectivity Confirm (to be confirmed)

ROI estimate

Run the numbers on your own floor.

Enter your figures to estimate labour hours that could be reallocated and the payback on a robot. Every value is editable, including the assumptions.

Your facility
m²

Open, repeatable floor area only.

× / day

Cleanings of that area per operating day.

h / day

Manual hours per day spent cleaning that area today.

CAD / h

Wages, benefits and overhead per labour hour.

days

Days the area is cleaned.

h / day

Planned robot run time per day.

Acquisition

Payback is the purchase price divided by monthly net savings.

Robot cost
CAD

Purchase price, or the total you want to recover.

Assumptions Replace with figures from your demonstration
Assumptions
ratio

Manual hours replaced per robot operating hour. Example value only: depends on the model, floor and route, and is replaced with figures from your demonstration.

h / day

Daily time to start routes, service tanks and pads, and respond to alerts.

CAD / mo

Maintenance, consumables, software or subscription.

Estimate · based on your inputs

Estimated annual savings
$27,720
Payback period
26 mo
Monthly labour baseline
$3,960
$47,520 per year
Automated hours / month
88 h
Net hours reallocated / month
77 h
Today 132 h
Robot 67%
Share of current floor-cleaning hours the robot could cover, before oversight time.

This calculator is an estimating aid, not a quotation or guarantee. Results depend entirely on the figures entered. Actual performance depends on the robot model, floor conditions, layout, obstructions and operating schedule, and is confirmed through a site assessment and demonstration.

Validate this on your floor

FAQ

Robotics questions

Talk to a robotics specialist

It depends on floor type, layout, obstructions, traffic and schedule. That is why every robotics engagement starts with an assessment and a demonstration on your floor.

Robot demonstration

See it run on your floor.

A Goldline demonstration takes place in your facility, on your floor types and around your obstacles. You leave with a route plan and an ROI estimate built from your figures.

  1. 01Site walk and floor review
  2. 02Live run on a defined route
  3. 03Route plan and robot recommendation
  4. 04ROI estimate from your figures