Robotics And Hands-free Floorcare Advanced autoscrubber technology can help operations do more with less. By: Erick Frack T Erick Frack is the president of Intellibot Robotics LLC, the leader in robotic commercial floor cleaning. Visit www. IntellibotRobotics.com for more information. Technology changes all things, and this is certainly true in the floorcare industry. The autoscrubber was first invented in the 1950s to the relief of sore backs everywhere. Since then, there has been a succession of im-provements to the autoscrubber to make cleaning more efficient and less costly. A newer autoscrubber advance allows the opera-tor to clean either in a manual mode, or at the push of a button, to walk away while the machine con-for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Hard Floor Care . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select DIRECTORY from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Technology . Technology changes all things, and Hands-Free Cleaning ® autoscrubbers are a new tool that can help an operation improve results more consistently while reducing costs. 30 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® May 2014