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dvice.com - 12/4/2008

University students take home award for automated window-cleaning robot

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A team of four engineering students from Michigan State University have created — and won an award for — an automated window cleaner that requires a human to do no more than push a button to get it started. Called the Winboni, the 'bot runs off of AA batteries and adheres to ...

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therawfeed.com - 12/2/2008

Students Build Window-Washing Robot

— therawfeed.com — Four MSU mechanical engineering students have invented what is essentially a Roomba for windows. No, not Microsoft... Windows. Their "Winboni" robot cleans glass . The robot attaches to any window with a suction fan, and moves across the surface ... (more) Students Build Window-Washing Robot

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University Students Build Window Washing Robot
Tech Blog — ... Michigan State University engineering students have built "an automated window cleaner that requires a human to do no more than push a button to get it started." Video after the break. Called the Winboni, the 'bot runs off of AA batteries and adheres to the window using a suction fan, cleaning it with felt pads. [via Dvice]

Winboni, a window cleaining robot
Hack a Day — ... Design Competition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Winboni is a small robot that cleans windows. That alone doesn’t set the robot apart. The fact that it is held on by suction is what distinguishes it. Running off AA batteries, this robot clings to the window as it cleans it with felt pads. It is hard to believe that this isn’t already a commercial product. Actually, we thought we had even seen it before, but we can’t find it now. [via DVICE]        ...

Robot cleans your windows like an ice rink
MAKE Magazine — This robot is called "WinBoni" and like its namesake, actually cleans your windows the way a Zamboni would clean your favorite ice rink. The project won first prize in the International Student Design Competition held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers so it wins for a feat of anti-gravitational genius. Watch the video to see it in action. via DVice Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Robotics | Digg this!