China’s home-cleaning robot enters the consumer service market

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A cleaning service that launched in March 2026 on the Chinese classified ad platform 58.com pairs a human cleaner with a wheeled robot and an on-site engineer. The robot, developed by Shenzhen-based start-up X Square Robot, stands roughly 1.5 metres (5ft) tall and has mechanical arms with gripping claws.