The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Bissell: 1 model, 4 deployments across 3 regions. 1 source back the record.
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
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source 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, USA →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalBissell SpinWave Robot at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
View the full Bissell deployment record →
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
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
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 verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Bissell SpinWave Robot at Canada, USA
Sources (1)
- BISSELL - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BISSELL
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bissell.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bissell from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Bissell - Wikipedia
Wikipedia overview of Bissell, founded in 1876 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anna Bissell became the first female CEO in the US in 1889.
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
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 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 36th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -22.3, 62nd widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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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: Sep 15, 2026