The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Karcher: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Kärcher is a German family-owned cleaning equipment manufacturer founded in 1935 by Alfred Kärcher, headquartered in Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg. The global market leader in cleaning technology (€3.48B revenue, 17,000 employees, 80+ countries), it develops the KIRA B 50 autonomous cleaning robot and KIRA B 100 R (powered by Brain Corp) for floor scrubbing in warehouses, airports, hospitals, and public facilities.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Founder
Revenue
Employees
Global presence
Ownership
KIRA product line
Key partnerships
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Karcher has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Brain Corp1× joint6 total
Most recent
- Kärcher x Brain Corp (KIRA B 100 R)2024-04-01with Brain Corpoperating
Karcher on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Karcher's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Karcher deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Karcher, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What are commercial cleaning robots and how do they work?
What is Karcher and does it make autonomous cleaning robots?
Current leadership (2)
- Alfred Kärcher Founderreported, not verified
- Hartmut Jenner CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Karcher.
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)
- Karcher1 deployment
Recent coverage
Karcher in third-party press
Peers
148 peers across 2 segments. Every Karcher 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%
cleaning robot(4)
- Avidbotsdirect competitor(reported)moderate
- Gausiumdirect competitor(reported)moderate
- ICE Coboticsdirect competitor(reported)moderate
- Tennant Companydirect competitor(reported)moderate
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Karcher has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Kärcher x Brain Corp (KIRA B 100 R)2024-04-01with Brain Corpoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Brain Corp1× joint6 total
Timeline
Every recorded move in Karcher’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipKärcher x Brain Corp (KIRA B 100 R)
2024-04-01Kärcher and Brain Corp partnered to develop the KIRA B 100 R, a professional robotic floor scrubber powered by Brain Corp's autonomous navigation platform. The partnership combines Kärcher's cleaning hardware expertise with Brain Corp's AI-driven robotic operating system.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Karcher KIRA B 50 Autonomous Scrubber Drier
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Kärcher KIRA B 50 autonomous scrubber dryer
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Karcher KIRA B 50 at Winnenden
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Karcher.Peer companies
- Gausium3 models
- Avidbots2 models
- Pudu Robotics2 models
- Tennant Company2 models
- Ecoppia1 model
- Enway1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Karcher from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
I Thought Gas Pressure Washers Were the Only Serious Option. This Karcher Electric Model Changed My Mind. - AOL.com
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Hurry Up, the Prime Day Vacuum Deals Are Selling Out - New York Magazine
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Karcher to tap into China's innovation - China Daily
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Karcher Announces Joe Lahoud as President for Newly Formed Middle East & Africa (MEA) Region - Global News Network Liberia
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Kärcher Annual Review 2025: EUR 3.483 Billion Revenue
Kärcher reported EUR 3.483 billion revenue in 2025, with growth driven by professional cleaning products including the KIRA autonomous robot line.
Condensation was rotting my windows, but this Kärcher window vac sucked it up in seconds - Good Housekeeping
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Kärcher’s new robot vacuum introduces a roller mop for the first time - t3.com
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The best window vacuums are a must-have for tackling winter condensation - The Telegraph
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Leading the future of professional cleaning: innovation, autonomy, and sustainability - fmj.co.uk
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Kärcher RCV 5 Robot Vacuum Cleaner review: armed with lasers, LiDar and a mop - t3.com
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I’ve found Stacey Solomon’s robot vacuum on sale for £300 - Ideal Home
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Karcher launches autonomous cleaning devices, robotic vacuum cleaners; aims to expand India operations - The Times of India
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/karcher.md
- RSS feed: /companies/karcher/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/bb848c55-a6b3-4a83-a7c2-01181802aed6
- Revision history: /companies/karcher/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Gausium3 models
- Avidbots2 models
- Pudu Robotics2 models
- Tennant Company2 models
- Ecoppia1 model
- Enway1 model
Video
The Karcher KIRA B 200 autonomous floor scrubber #karcher #cleaning #cleaningequipment #industrial #industry #autonomous #robotics #robot #scrubber #scrubbing #
Who needs a maid when your vacuum can see, map, mop, and clean smarter than ever? 🤖✨ Meet the Kärcher RCV 5 with 5000Pa suction, LiDAR + AI obstacle detection
The smart RCF 3 robotic mop. Product No.:1.269-660.0 Thanks to the proven FC roller technology, the RCF 3 not only removes stubborn dirt or dried liquids, but
The smart RCV 2 with vacuuming and mopping function cleans low-pile carpets and hard floors completely autonomously and systematically thanks to gyro navigation
The KIRA CV 50 robotic vacuum cleaner takes the pressure off cleaning teams by taking over the time-consuming vacuuming, leaving the skilled workers to take car
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Autonomous vacuuming and mopping: The RVF 7 Comfort with camera and AI cleans hard floors and low-pile carpets, while the multifunction station provides even mo
Heat Index
Serious52/100
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
Karcher draws attention at the 76th percentile but verifies reality at the 21st percentile among commercial_cleaning robots. Hype Gap +55.5, 3rd widest among commercial_cleaning robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
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 4, 2026