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The Future of Cleaning Challenge – from Vorwerk & Women in Robotics
When
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
09:00–17:00
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One week online and one day at DARE campus. Real prototypes, not slides. Teams of five to seven spend the day turning a real household problem: hardware, software, robotics, AI, any mix into something that actually runs. We are looking for: Robotics / ROS + CV Perception and navigation. You'd rather get a robot to actually see a room than argue about SLAM in theory. Robotics + Embodied AI Perceive, reason, physically act. What's possible once "vacuuming" isn't the ceiling? AI Agent + Software Reasoning and orchestration. You want the system to decide something, not just display it. CV + Data + Software From "the robot cleaned X m²" to "the system understands the state of the home." Robotics + Manipulation + Hardware What's the smallest physical capability that removes the most human effort? AI + Voice/HMI + Robotics Conversational, assisted autonomy — interfaces for people who don't want to fight a UI. API/Software + AI Agent Calendars, connected devices, integrations. The orchestration layer across a whole connected home. ~50 builders, 8–10 teams, mixed on purpose — R&D next to product, marketing, and people who actually run a household. Judges: Julius Ganns — CPO, Vorwerk HOME Anca Rusu — Executive Director, Swiss Robotics Day Eran Rosenberg — NVIDIA Robert Mackenzie — Head of Product, TWINT Priska Burkard — Co-founder, wetechtogether Stephanie Schliffski — Women in Robotics Sylvia Stocker — Co-founder, Arabesque Mentors: Markus Friedel Chantelle Larsen Jelena Laketic Soya Estrella Alina Makarevych Natalya Tarasova Hosted by Women in Robotics, in partnership with Vorwerk.
Who's going
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- Where
- Schlieren, Zurich
- Organizer
- Women in Robotics Switzerland
- Who's going
- ~50 expected
- Registration
- 🌍 Open to all
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