The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Bissell: 1 model, 4 deployments across 3 regions. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryRobot vacuums
Overview
Bissell is an American floor cleaning company founded in 1876 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, developing robot vacuums including the SpinWave Robot. The family-owned company is led by fourth-generation CEO Mark Bissell, and was historically notable for having the first female CEO in the US (Anna Bissell, 1889).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Founder
Notable
SpinWave robotic vacuum
FlexClean robot vacuum and mop
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Bissell on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Bissell's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalBissell SpinWave Robot at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalBissell SpinWave Robot at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalBissell SpinWave Robot at Canada →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalBissell SpinWave Robot at United States →United States · verified Jun 2024
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mark Bissell Chairman & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bissell.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Bissell4 deployments
Recent coverage
Bissell in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Bissell competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 16, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at Germany, Europe
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at Canada
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-09
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bissell.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics20 models
- Roborock20 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bissell from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/bissell.md
- RSS feed: /companies/bissell/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fa394e30-bf53-4341-bf95-0101df4e43f8
- Revision history: /companies/bissell/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics20 models
- Roborock20 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Bissell draws attention at the 2nd percentile but verifies reality at the 26th percentile among robot_vacuum robots. Hype Gap -24, 16th widest among robot_vacuum robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 30, 2026