Our take
LionsBot is a fast-growing alternative to the better-known cleaning robot brands. The Singapore company says it has gone from zero to 7,000 robots in more than 40 countries since 2018, selling through dealers, and its R5 scrubber is designed to replace a walk-behind machine in malls, airports, hospitals, and logistics sites.2,1
The finances are less settled. Revenue rose 19.3% in 2025, but the net loss widened to S$21.25 million after a co-founder had said the company aimed to be profitable that year. LionsBot does not publish prices, which keeps its pricing score low.3
Scores by criterion
Each criterion is defined on our methodology page.
Who uses LionsBot and what it's for
LionsBot's buyers are facility owners and cleaning contractors running large indoor floors, including airports, hospitals, shopping malls, warehouses, and universities. Its robots log every run so audit and procurement teams can verify the work.2,1
It also recruits dealers. Its homepage pitches a dealership program with assigned territories, built by founders who ran a cleaning business for 20 years.1
Scrubbers, vacuums, and LionsCloud
The R5 is an AI-powered scrubber that turns in place to clean dead ends and tight corners. A narrower heavy-duty scrubber covers back-of-house corridors, and a quiet vacuum robot cleans carpets in occupied offices, hotels, and campuses. Every robot reports into LionsCloud fleet software.1
LionsBot says an R5 on a 5,000 square meter floor gives back about three hours of cleaning a day. In 2024 it unveiled a new robotic cleaning machine with Nilfisk at Interclean Amsterdam, where it had won the Innovation Award in 2020.1,2
Built in Singapore
LionsBot opened a S$12 million factory in Kranji, Singapore, that CNA described as Southeast Asia's largest cleaning robot factory, built to produce about 4,000 robots a year.5
When it launched in 2018, LionsBot planned to rent rather than sell robots, with its LeoBot Scrub available from S$1,200 a month including maintenance, according to The Straits Times. Today it sells through dealers.6,2
Finances
LionsBot raised $20.6 million from existing investors, DealStreetAsia reported. Its 2025 accounts showed revenue up 19.3% and a net loss of S$21.25 million, up from S$15.8 million.4,3
Competitive landscape
| Company | Product | Pricing model | Deployment footprint | Where LionsBot wins or loses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LionsBot | R5 and R3 autonomous scrubbers and an autonomous vacuum1 | Not published; sold through dealers1 | More than 7,000 robots in 40+ countries1 | Large installed base through dealers; losses widened in 2025 |
| Avidbots | Neo and Kas autonomous floor cleaning robots14 | Quote only9 | More than 1,000 robots in more than a dozen countries by 20228 | LionsBot wins on units deployed and a dealer network. Avidbots wins on direct service of its own robots. |
| Brain Corp | BrainOS autonomy software licensed to equipment makers10 | Not published10 | Says it powers the largest fleet of autonomous floor scrubbers10 | LionsBot wins on building its own robots. Brain Corp wins on software inside major equipment brands. |
| Tennant | Compact robotic scrubber powered by BrainOS12 | Not published; sold through Tennant representatives12 | Grocery, school, and retail deployments12 | LionsBot wins on a robot-only lineup. Tennant wins on a long-established equipment brand and service network. |
| Gausium | Range of scrubbers, vacuums, and multi-function cleaning robots13 | Not published; sold through dealers13 | Customers across many industries13 | LionsBot wins on Singapore engineering and dealer support. Gausium wins on a wider product range and volume. |
Limits
No public price list. Buyers get a quote through a local dealer.1
Losses are widening, and the company missed its own 2025 profitability target.3
Revenue is not disclosed in absolute terms. A co-founder said in December 2024 he hoped to double sales to S$41 million, which implies 2024 revenue near S$20.5 million; a 19.3% rise would put 2025 near S$24 million, or about US$18 million. This is our estimate, not a reported figure.3
What customers say
Where it helps
The case LionsBot makes is labor: overnight scrubbing that runs unsupervised and leaves a log for the client. At one international airport, it says, R5 units cover 15,000 square meters of terminal floor each night.1
Where it falls short
We found no independent negative reviews of the robots. The public concern is financial: costs are rising faster than sales as the company expands into more countries.3
Where customer reviews couldn't be found, our analysts attempted to give a voice to buyer sentiment, drawing on real information from review sites, forums and product documentation. Based on: LionsBot website, recatools.com, CNA, and The Straits Times.
Leadership
Dylan Ng Terntzer
Co-founder and chief executive officerNg built SuperSteam Asia Pacific into a leading Singapore supplier of professional cleaning equipment before co-founding LionsBot in 2018.2
Sources
- LionsBot, Homepage, accessed November 1, 2026
- LionsBot, About us, accessed November 1, 2026
- recatools.com, LionsBot said profitability was a year away. The loss grew., accessed November 1, 2026
- DealStreetAsia, SG robotics firm LionsBot raises $20.6m from existing investors, accessed November 1, 2026
- CNA Luxury, Interview with Dylan Ng, co-founder of Lionsbot, accessed November 1, 2026
- The Straits Times, Singapore firm LionsBot International to rent out cleaning robots to businesses, accessed November 1, 2026
- Avidbots, About, accessed November 1, 2026
- Avidbots, Avidbots raises $70M in Series C funding, accessed November 1, 2026
- Avidbots, Home page, accessed November 1, 2026
- Brain Corp, Home page, accessed November 1, 2026
- Avidbots, Joint statement: Brain Corp and Avidbots announce resolution of patent litigation, accessed November 1, 2026
- Tennant, T380AMR robotic floor scrubber, accessed November 1, 2026
- Gausium, Home page, accessed November 1, 2026
- Progressive Grocer, Grocery Impact 2025 speaker: JJ Ethridge, accessed October 31, 2026
