Lucid Bots Teams with T-Mobile to Power Lucid cleaning drones
WHAT: Lucid Bots has partnered with T-Mobile to provide IoT connectivity for Lucid cleaning drones, which provide exterior cleaning services.
WHY: The exterior cleaning industry has a reputation for being dangerous, dirty, and disruptive. The use of Lucid Drones, in conjunction with T-Mobile's industry-leading network, can significantly reduce those risks and provide a safer, faster, and smarter way to clean.
WHO: Companies looking for a safer, faster way to clean exterior surfaces.
CHARLOTTE, NC– May 3, 2022– Lucid Bots is teaming up with T-Mobile to power exterior cleaning drones through the use of IoT connectivity. Lucid Bots, in partnership with T-Mobile, are aiming to reduce the risks for maintenance crews by using drone technology to perform high-risk exterior cleaning services, including soft-washing and high-rise window washing.
The safer way to clean
The goal of property managers and business owners is to clean properties efficiently, but more importantly, to do so in a safe and effective manner. The costly insurance premiums and safety requirements call for a new solution that combines safety with efficiency. Through a partnership with T-Mobile for Business IoT, Lucid Bots is able to reduce rental costs and prioritize safety for maintenance professionals.
The Sherpa Drone from Lucid Bots is capable of cleaning external buildings, from commercial structures to stadiums, eliminating potential injury risks to maintenance workers on site.
IoT and the future of drone technologies
T-Mobile’s IoT connectivity provides critical capabilities for Lucid Bots cleaning drone:
- Real-time sharing of flight data
- Battery utilization information
- Cleaning materials consumption
- Hardware diagnostics
- Delivery of firmware and software updates
Additionally, Lucid Bots can monitor and manage the network conditions and device behavior of its cleaning drones using T-Mobile Control Center, providing near real-time visibility to monitoring network conditions and device behavior.
"At Lucid Bots, we are committed to providing robotic solutions that allow our customers to complete jobs that were once dull, dirty, and dangerous in a safer, faster, and smarter way,” said Andrew Ashur, CEO, Lucid Bots. “T-Mobile not only allows us to provide our customers with the highest quality of real-time support and connectivity today, but they also have impressive 5G capabilities that allow us to push the frontier limits of responsible robotics."
“Lucid Bots is a great example of a customer using originality and new technology to solve complicated problems,” said Callie Field, President, T-Mobile Business Group. “It’s not very often that you get to collaborate with these kinds of thinkers, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to offer our technology to help bring their vision to life.”
About Lucid Bots
Lucid Bots is a Charlotte, NC-based robotics company that currently designs and builds industrial spraying drones for labor-intensive jobs. Lucid Bots was started in 2018, and set out to provide a Safer, Faster, and Smarter alternative to traditional dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs. To learn more, visit www.lucidbots.com.
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