‘‘Eco-Friendly Floor Cleaning Machine”

ABSTRACT: While many modern floor cleaning robots offer convenience and efficiency, they often struggle with limited accessibility due to their rigid structural design. These fixed-morphology platforms can have difficulty navigating complex environments, which affects their cleaning performance. Recent advancements have introduced shape-shifting robots that can adapt their form—like rearranging into various tetromino-like shapes—to better suit their surroundings and improve floor coverage. Studies comparing these flexible robots to traditional fixed models have shown improvements in their ability to clean larger, more irregular areas. Despite these technological developments, manually operated floor cleaning machines remain widely used—especially in places like roads, schools, homes, bus stands, malls, and airports. Their popularity stems from their simplicity, low cost, and independence from electricity or any external power source. The goal of this project is to design and build a mechanical floor cleaner that can effectively clean both dry and wet surfaces using only human effort. The design focuses on being budget-friendly, energy-free, and easy to operate, while also offering a sustainable and eco-friendly solution for everyday cleaning tasks.