The motivation for Torbjørn Aasen to invent an autonomous cleaning-machine was the desire for more quality time for himself and his family. He was simply fed up cleaning the floor. The dust seemed to grow out of nowhere, and - he realized - it would never stop.

The first idea to Robomop came when he saw a rolling toy (ball) in a gadget shop. The rolling ball moved around in a fascinating way. He took it home and started to play with it. (He had to fight his children who tried to seize upon the funny ball.) A couple of days later he remembered a game he played when he was a child: the “Orange-turtle game”. If you put a paper over an orange and push it, it looks like a turtle stumbling over the floor. He took a scissors and cut an ordinary plastic bag, added a Velcro to the lower border and placed the bag over the ball. He could then attach a dry microfiber cloth to the Velcro, and - voila - he had his first version of Robomop ready for testing. Aasen also won a couple of invention prices for this item. Boosted with confidence by through these acknowledgements, he started building the next model. He gave it the working title “Bowler-hat-model”. The ball was placed where the head was supposed to be, and the cloth was fasten under the hat brim. The prototype consists of a maltreated plastic flowerpot (the top) and a plastic folio (the brim). At this time Torbjørn also had signed an exclusive agreement with Gerhard Runshaug, managing director of DNAH-Group. Gerhard took control and the adventure of the new exciting cleaning machine, Robomop, became a reality. You can read how the journey advances at the Robomop homepage.

Ps. From time to time you can see Torbjørn resting on his balcony, enjoying a cup of tea, - while Robomop cleans the floor silently and eagerly in the background

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