Estimate the unique floor area a mobile robot fleet can service during a shift. The model combines robot count, effective travel speed, cleaning or inspection width, productive time, utilization, and route overlap to show gross swept area and a more realistic net coverage estimate.
Gross area = robots × speed × width × scheduled seconds × utilization. Net unique area = gross area × (1 − overlap rate).
Use the main result as a planning estimate and read the supporting metrics to understand which assumptions drive it.
Results depend on the entered assumptions. Confirm critical decisions with measured operational data or a validated laboratory protocol.
Eight robots moving effectively at 0.8 m/s over a 1.2 m width for 6 hours at 80% utilization sweep 132,710 m² gross. With 12% overlap, estimated unique coverage is 116,785 m².
It uses only the values entered on the page and the formula shown above. Review the inputs whenever operating conditions or lab protocols change.
Use measured averages where possible and include the provided overage, utilization, overlap, or efficiency input rather than hiding variability in another field.
Zero is accepted only where it has a meaningful interpretation. The calculator blocks zero denominators and other combinations that cannot produce a valid result.
Actual results can differ because equipment performance, measurement error, workflow interruptions, and local procedures are not fully captured by a planning formula.
Keep full precision through the calculation and round only the quantities you need to measure or report. The calculator follows that approach internally.
| Input | Unit | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Active robots | robots | Robots working in parallel |
| Effective working speed | m/s | Speed while performing the task |
| Effective coverage width | m | Width covered per pass |
| Scheduled time | hours | Time scheduled per robot |
| Productive utilization | % | Excludes charging and waiting |
| Route overlap | % | Area covered more than once |