| Back in the 1980's the use of robots was becoming | | | | problem existed in their facility. |
| quite widespread for many and diverse applications in | | | | But that was just the beginning. Since these machines |
| the industry. They became popularized on TV and in | | | | had become so useful in identifying the problem with |
| movies and were being newly tasked with many jobs | | | | the HVAC systems, maybe they could be further |
| to cut down on labor costs and increase precision in | | | | adapted to help fix the problem too. And that's just |
| the production of many items. This included using the | | | | what happened. |
| robot duct cleaning technology in residential, industrial | | | | After all, getting into an air duct to clean it was no |
| and business office applications. | | | | easy feat, especially ducts with a small diameter. |
| About the same time that robots were coming into | | | | Pressurized air was typically employed for cleaning, |
| their own, there was a new awareness of some of | | | | with an attachment at the end of a long hose. But this |
| the problems posed by building HVAC (heating, | | | | set-up was kind or hit or miss, especially with all the |
| ventilation and air conditioning) systems. You might | | | | nooks and crannies, bends and corners that air ducts |
| recall the big scare that occurred surrounding what | | | | often have. It was better than not cleaning them at all, |
| was newly termed Legionnaire's Disease, when so | | | | but still left a result that was less than ideal. |
| many people got sick while attending a conference of | | | | To address this shortcoming, a new robot was |
| the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976. It was later | | | | developed to actually do the cleaning. Outfitted with |
| determined that the bacteria responsible for making so | | | | bristle brushes, cameras and lights, this little gadget |
| many people ill had been lurking in the building's air duct | | | | went to work like a mad demon. Run by remote |
| system. | | | | control, with a TV monitor for viewing where it was |
| If not completely and regularly cleaned of dust and | | | | going and where it had been, this little guy is awesome. |
| debris, air ducts can become host to a variety of | | | | Use of the robot saves big on labor costs and makes |
| problem causing bacteria and fungi that, left untreated, | | | | the job quicker and easier. With adjustable brushes |
| can cause illness to those exposed to the environment | | | | moving on all sides it's possible to clean all duct |
| within the building. Some of the symptoms can include | | | | surfaces in one shot. And these machines are |
| tiredness, fever, chills, loss of appetite and headache, | | | | designed to get into all the corners that, until now, had |
| among others. The air duct cleaning industry then | | | | been practically impossible to accomplish. |
| found a new employment for robotics that was a big | | | | There is really no better way to clean air duct |
| help in educating clients. They started using small | | | | systems. And you'll certainly breathe easier after the |
| robots with cameras to travel throughout the air duct | | | | job is done. If you want it done fast and you want it |
| systems and make a video of just was up there in | | | | done right, using the robot duct cleaning method is the |
| those hidden areas. This could be shown to a | | | | only way to go. |
| prospective customer as proof positive that a real | | | | |