Use case · Delivery
Zurich Airport
18 robots after a pilot in live operation
Service and delivery
Zurich
Airport, terminals
In numbers
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18 robots
15 for waste collection, 3 service robots
Source: Robonnement, Zurich Airport project, contract of August 19, 2026
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5 robots
waste robots in the pilot, in live terminal operation
Source: Robonnement, Zurich Airport pilot, from December 2025
The situation
In the terminals, waste has to be collected and sorted where passengers are on the move. The airport cited the shortage of cleaning staff as the reason for the trial. Reliability and appearance count as much as function, and the IT requirements are strict.
What we built
From December 2025 a pilot with five waste robots, four in the security area and one at check-in, with separate compartments for PET and general waste and a screen that connects to the airport’s customer service. We then won the public tender: 18 robots, 15 for waste collection and 3 service robots, delivered in black so that the airport can design them itself. We fit and label the bins in Altstätten. The robots log in through the airport’s system, and when a fill-level sensor reports a full bin, one task is created for the robot and one for the staff.
Built with
- 15 PUDU BellaBot Pro as waste robots, with separate compartments
- 3 PUDU BellaBot Pro as service robots
- Fill-level sensors and the airport’s task system
- Login through the airport’s system, PUDU Cloud
- Bins fitted and labeled in Altstätten
The result
Contract signed on August 19, 2026. Mapping starts in October, and commissioning is planned by the end of November 2026.
Why it matters
An airport runs a public tender and chooses us after a pilot in live operation.
In the customer’s words
«Wir haben einen zunehmenden Fachkräftemangel in der Reinigung mit häufig sehr fordernden Arbeitstagen.»
Translation: “We have a growing shortage of skilled cleaning staff, with often very demanding working days.”
Pictures from the project
CERN, Geneva
- Before
- Large areas, at night and outside working hours, access by badge only.
- After
- Four robots clean on a night schedule, and after the summer CERN asked for more area.
Transport company near Wil
- Before
- A logistics hall of about 10,000 m², swept by hand.
- After
- The sweeper covers the hall in nine zones, and the customer added a second site.
About 4,000 m² swept by the robot per working day, in about three and a half hours
Cheese producer in Oberbüren
- Before
- After every shift, one person cleaned the shipping floor at 5 degrees, between forklifts.
- After
- The robot does the evening cleaning in shipping, and the team no longer cleans the corridor.
About 1,700 m² cleaned by the robots per working day, on five out of six days.
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More than 200 robots at more than 150 customers · Cleaning robots in operation: CERN, United Nations Geneva
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