Our analysts gathered dealer purchase prices and 36-month lease rates for 12 autonomous commercial cleaning robots, the buying terms that cleaning robot makers publish, and May 2025 federal wage data for janitors, to show what a cleaning robot costs a facility as of Q4 2026.1
Key Findings
- Dealer prices for autonomous cleaning robots run from $13,000 for a LionsBot R3 Vac to $95,880 for a Gausium Scrubber 75P.
- Most robots in the set cost $22,000 to $42,000. A Pudu CC1 Pro four-in-one cleaner lists at $24,000.
- Leases run $369 to $2,669 a month over 36 months, and for 10 of the 11 leased robots the 36 payments add up to within 3% of the purchase price.
- One janitor costs about $55,000 a year with benefits, so 10 of the 12 robots cost less than one year of one janitor's pay.
- Several large makers, including Avidbots and Brain Corp, publish no prices at all.
Commercial cleaning robots scrub, sweep, vacuum, or mop floors on their own, mostly at night in offices, stores, schools, hospitals, and warehouses. Small robots vacuum carpet and hard floors. Four-in-one models such as the Pudu CC1 sweep, scrub, vacuum, and mop. Larger scrubber-dryers clean big open floors in warehouses and airports.
Most makers sell through dealers, and few publish prices. One national dealer, RobotLAB, lists purchase prices and lease rates for robots from Pudu, LionsBot, Gausium, CenoBots, and SoftBank, which gives buyers a public price list to compare.2
In the following sections, we compare cleaning robot prices, buying against leasing, the vendors that publish no prices, janitor pay, and how the two compare.
What a Commercial Cleaning Robot Costs
The prices below are a single dealer's listed purchase prices and 36-month lease rates, read on November 4, 2026.
| Robot | Type | Purchase price | 36-month lease | 36 lease payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LionsBot R3 Vac | Vacuum | $13,000 | $369 a month | $13,284 |
| Pudu CC1 | Four-in-one cleaner | $22,000 | Not listed | – |
| Pudu CC1 Pro | Four-in-one cleaner | $24,000 | $669 a month | $24,084 |
| CenoBots L3 | Scrubber | $24,000 | $669 a month | $24,084 |
| SoftBank Whiz | Vacuum | $25,000 | $699 a month | $25,164 |
| Gausium Phantas 1.3 | Four-in-one cleaner | $29,600 | $829 a month | $29,844 |
| LionsBot R3 Scrub Pro | Scrubber | $31,250 | $869 a month | $31,284 |
| Pudu BG1 | Large scrubber-dryer | $36,999 | $1,029 a month | $37,044 |
| Gausium Vacuum 40 | Vacuum | $42,000 | $1,169 a month | $42,084 |
| Gausium Scrubber 50 Pro | Scrubber | $53,600 | $979 a month | $35,244 |
| LionsBot R12 Rex CS | Scrubber and carpet cleaner | $81,150 | $2,259 a month | $81,324 |
| Gausium Scrubber 75P | Large scrubber | $95,880 | $2,669 a month | $96,084 |
Source: RobotLAB.2
- Vacuum
- Four-in-one cleaner
- Scrubber
Source: RobotLAB. Chart: Robotics Reviewed.
Key Findings
- The cheapest robot in the set is the LionsBot R3 Vac at $13,000, and the most expensive is the Gausium Scrubber 75P at $95,880.2
- Four-in-one cleaners sit in the middle. The Pudu CC1 lists at $22,000, the CC1 Pro at $24,000, and the Gausium Phantas 1.3 at $29,600.2
- Scrubbers for large floors cost the most. The LionsBot R12 Rex CS, which also cleans carpet, lists at $81,150.2
Buying vs. Leasing a Cleaning Robot
RobotLAB offers each robot either as a purchase or as a robot-as-a-service lease over 36 months.2
Key Findings
- For 10 of the 11 robots with a lease rate, 36 monthly payments come to within 3% of the purchase price. The Pudu CC1 Pro, for example, costs $24,000 to buy or $669 a month, which is $24,084 over three years.2
- The Gausium Scrubber 50 Pro is the exception. Its lease of $979 a month totals $35,244, about $18,356 less than its listed purchase price of $53,600.2
- So the lease mainly spreads the price over three years. A buyer who can pay upfront saves little by leasing, and a buyer without a capital budget pays little extra.
- LionsBot first planned to rent its robots when it launched in 2018, with a scrubber at S$1,200 a month including maintenance. It now sells through dealers.2,3
Vendors That Publish No Prices
Some of the best-known names in floor cleaning robots sell only by quote.
Key Findings
- Avidbots does not publish robot prices or subscription rates. Buyers request a quote or go through a channel partner.4
- Brain Corp publishes no prices. Its partners sell the robots, and its BrainOS software is licensed per robot. Under an April 2026 agreement, Tennant leads sales, service, and support.5
- LionsBot sells through dealers, so its public prices come from dealer listings such as RobotLAB's.2,3
What a Janitor Costs
The cost a cleaning robot offsets is floor-cleaning time. We used the May 2025 mean wage for janitors and cleaners and added benefits using the federal estimate that wages make up 70% of total compensation.6,7
| Measure | Wages only | With benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $18.64 | $26.63 |
| Monthly | $3,230 | $4,614 |
| Yearly, one full-time janitor | $38,760 | $55,371 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 20256
Key Findings
- Janitors and cleaners earn a mean $18.64 an hour, or about $26.63 with benefits.6
- One full-time janitor costs about $55,000 a year with benefits, or about $5,000 a month.
- About 2.2 million people work as janitors and cleaners in the United States, one of the largest jobs in the country.6
Robot Price vs. Janitor Pay
The chart below places each robot's purchase price against one year of one janitor's pay with benefits.
- Vacuum
- Four-in-one cleaner
- Scrubber
Janitor pay uses the May 2025 mean annual wage for janitors and cleaners of $38,760 and assumes wages are 70% of total compensation. Robot prices are a single dealer's listed purchase prices.
Source: RobotLAB and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chart: Robotics Reviewed.2,6
Key Findings
- 10 of the 12 robots cost less to buy than one year of one janitor's pay with benefits, about $55,000.
- A Pudu CC1 Pro lease of $669 a month is about 14% of one janitor's monthly pay with benefits.
- RobotLAB says a janitor covers about 30,000 square feet a shift and a robot about 100,000. Those are the dealer's figures, and we did not test them.2
What It Means for Facilities
A mid-range cleaning robot now costs less than a year of one janitor's pay, and a lease costs about the same as buying. For a building with large open floors cleaned every night, the price is no longer the main barrier.
The robots clean floors only. Restrooms, trash, dusting, and spills still need people, so a robot usually frees part of a cleaner's shift for other work. The savings depend on how many hours of floor work it takes over.
Our reviews of LionsBot, Avidbots, and Brain Corp cover each company's robots, deployment record, and buying terms in more detail.
So if you are pricing a cleaning robot, measure the floor area cleaned each night, match the robot type to the floor, and compare the lease total with the floor-cleaning hours it replaces.
Sources
- Robotics Reviewed analysis of commercial cleaning robot prices, lease rates, and janitor pay, conducted November 2026
- RobotLAB, “Cleaning Robots: Scrubbers, Vacuums and Mops,” accessed November 4, 2026
- The Straits Times, “Singapore firm LionsBot International to rent out cleaning robots to businesses”
- Avidbots, homepage, accessed November 4, 2026
- Brain Corp, “Tennant Company and Brain Corp agree to accelerate robotic cleaning innovation,” April 14, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “National employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey by occupation, May 2025”
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026,” September 9, 2026