Facility Management

    Robotics across a managed property portfolio

    Facility managers are judged on consistency across buildings they did not design. Automation helps where a task is identical across sites — and creates overhead where every building needs a bespoke answer.

    Workflow

    Standardising what can be standardised

    We assess candidate buildings against the same criteria, so you can see which sites in the portfolio are ready now, which need minor changes and which should wait. Deployment then follows a repeatable pattern rather than a project per building.

    Constraints we check on site

    • Tenant and building-owner approvals for autonomous equipment
    • Variation in floor types and access across the portfolio
    • After-hours access, security and incident escalation paths
    • Reporting formats that suit existing FM systems

    Machines

    Platforms suited to this environment

    Planning floor care for this sector? Compare ERA's commercial cleaning robots — autonomous scrubbers, sweepers and robotic vacuums supported across Australia and New Zealand.

    Commercial mowing & outdoor turf maintenance

    For sites with outdoor grounds, compare GT3 compact mowing and sweeping, GT5 wide-area rotary mowing and GT7 precision reel cutting. ERA assesses turf, safe operating zones and maintenance schedules alongside your indoor robotics needs.

    Commercial robotic mowers: compare the GT range

    Robots in action: videos & articles

    ERA Robotics team member John with Tom’s feedback praising his help on a PUDU BG1 deployment

    News

    People make robots work: client feedback on a BG1 deployment

    Tom recognises John’s help on a BG1 deployment: a reminder that practical advice and people make commercial robotics work.

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    PUDU CC1 Pro cleaning robot scrubbing an indoor basketball court

    Deployment

    PUDU CC1 Pro basketball court cleaning video

    Watch the CC1 Pro scrub an indoor basketball court. This clip demonstrates a cleaning task, not measured savings or suitability for every sports-floor finish.

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    PUDU MT1 and MT1 Max with the optional Auto-Empty Station and waste bin

    Deployment

    PUDU MT1 & MT1 Max: the Auto-Empty Station in action

    A 44-second look at automatic waste transfer and resumed cleaning, with practical guidance on optional accessories and facility setup.

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    PUDU MT1 autonomous sweeper cleaning supermarket aisles

    Deployment

    PUDU MT1 in supermarkets: autonomous aisle sweeping

    Video: the PUDU MT1 sweeping supermarket aisles, and where it fits in retail store cleaning.

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    PUDU MT1 Max cleaning beside an outdoor kerb and planted border

    Deployment

    PUDU MT1 Max outdoors: autonomous edge cleaning in action

    Video: the PUDU MT1 Max cleaning along an outdoor edge, with site-planning considerations for facilities teams and cleaning contractors.

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    PUDU BG1 autonomous scrubber-dryer cleaning a shopping mall floor

    Deployment

    PUDU BG1 in shopping malls: autonomous scrubbing and drying

    Video: the PUDU BG1 scrubbing and drying shopping mall concourse floors, and where it fits in retail centre cleaning.

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    PUDU BG1 autonomous cleaning robot scrubbing an indoor sports court

    Deployment

    PUDU BG1 in sports centres: autonomous court scrubbing and drying

    Video: the PUDU BG1 scrubbing and drying an indoor sports court, and where it fits in recreation facility cleaning.

    3 min readRead the article

    Start with the building, not the brochure

    A site assessment gives you a written view of what is viable, what it would cost and what would have to change. No obligation to proceed.