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Hivebotics is a Singapore-based robotics startup that develops Abluo, an autonomous robot capable of cleaning full commercial restrooms end to end. Its systems use an articulated arm, cameras, high-pressure steam, targeted chemical jets, vacuum extraction and drying to service toilets, urinals, sinks and floors without human contact.
Founded in 2021 as a spinoff from the National University of Singapore by Rishab Patwari and Nguyen Tuan Dung, Hivebotics deployed Abluo commercially in 2024 and has logged nearly 10,000 operating hours across more than 20 sites in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America, including hospitals, airport terminals and shopping malls.