Robots cleaning your cars! 🧼 The Autowash Robotics Operating System went into commercial operation this month at their Lakeside site in Wheat Ridge, after around 14 months of development. Here's what happens when you pull in. The system scans the car in 3D first, reading shape, dimensions, contours and... whatever is attached to it. Cargo boxes, spoilers, aftermarket accessories. That becomes a digital model of the vehicle. Two industrial arms then generate a cleaning path for that specific car in real time, rather than running the same fixed spray pattern over everything. Still fully touch-free, with high-pressure filtered water and non-corrosive, PFAS-free chemistry. → Under 20 gallons of water per wash, roughly 76 litres → Clean and dry in about four minutes → A four-bay site draws 320 amps, around half a conventional touch-free installation P.S. Curious how this holds up at scale. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →show more

Those KUKAs must love being in such a humid environment all the time. 😬

This might be the most over engineered i have seen for a long time. 😁

That’s one of the first businesses that was automated. Why did they just complicate the process?

This is the tech we could have had in 1990 when cameras and water were invented.

Just used it today for the second time. It’s not that thorough imho, but still a fairly decent wash.

Looks slow

My carwash also does the underside of the car. So this would work as a summer carwash, but in the winter, you would also like a salt-free under side. 🤷‍♂️

take touchless car washing, a system that guarantees no mechanical conflict with the working area, un-solve that problem by using industrial arms that could rip the roof off that porsche like opening a soda can, then try to re-solve it with probably a vibe-coded app

Good mimicked service, but today’s car wash technology doesnt really scratch a car. Touch less is a good psychological thing for people who cares about imaginary scratches. Robotics can clean car better, but you need it to touch the car.

Up the street from me, will have to checkout out

seems slower and more likely to break

And such little real estate needed!

I would work with this fine - Cool Tech - Well Done

Pretty cool! Betting it uses less water overall as well. Only thing missing is some kind of brusher system because not everything can get off from just spray, in my opinion.

Already exists, lol

Is it waterproof?

Always thought this needed overhauled!! Great work

Go @PickNikRobotics !

Can't wait for this to be available everywhere.

Cool

indeed! 🦾

Can I get one for my house?

3D scanning before the wash is a nice touch — most car washes still just guess at your car's shape.

Don't they already have car washes that do that?

Scanning roof boxes and spoilers before planning the wash is the detail that stands out. Those everyday accessories make perception and clearance much more interesting than running a fixed spray pattern.