Overview
- Kaufland has begun testing robotic floor cleaners in five locations: Nürtingen, Hechingen, Heidelberg‑Rohrbach, Eberbach and Köln‑Merheim.
- An additional setup in Heilbronn runs only overnight and requires integration with the store’s intrusion alarm to avoid false triggers.
- The machines operate during early cleaning and open hours, navigating independently with sensors that stop or reroute at obstacles.
- Key measures include cleaning quality, battery life and automatic fresh‑water exchange, with customer reactions closely monitored.
- Kaufland positions the robots as support for staff rather than a replacement, and no decision on broader deployment has been announced.