Tennant Company Sells 10,000th Robotic Scrubber, Underscoring Global Demand for Cleaning Automation

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in cleaning equipment and solutions, today announced it sold its 10,000^th autonomous mobile robot (AMR), reinforcing the company’s leadership in robotic cleaning and underscoring the growing global demand for proven, scalable automation for facility management. Today, robotic solutions are a core strategy for organizations looking to maintain high cleaning standards across industrial and commercial environments.

“Selling 10,000 robotic scrubbers is a major milestone — not just for Tennant, but for robotic cleaning adoption overall,” said Dave Huml, President and CEO of Tennant Company. “It signals a clear shift with customers: we’ve moved past the wait-and-see era. Scalable robotic cleaning programs deliver real results, customers are choosing Tennant for robotic cleaning, and this is only the beginning.”

Robotic cleaning solutions now deliver more consistent results, reduced reliance on human labor for repetitive tasks, and more accurate, real-time reporting on cleaning results. Cleaning robotics now helps meet compliance standards and supports audit readiness in a way that wasn’t possible a decade ago. Tennant’s journey reflects these technological advancements.

Some of the milestones along the way of Tennant’s AMR journey:

• 2018 – T7AMR: Tennant launches its first AMR, the T7AMR, introducing robotic cleaning to large commercial spaces.
• 2020 – T380AMR: Tennant ships the first T380AMR, a smaller, maneuverable machine, designed to fit in tight and narrow spaces.
• 2021 – T16AMR: Tennant debuts the T16AMR, the first robotic scrubber in its product line built for logistics and manufacturing facilities.
• 2024 – Brain Corp Partnership and X4 ROVR robotic floor scrubber: Tennant formalizes its relationship with Brain Corp, signing an exclusive technology agreement and investing $32 million to accelerate the next generation of AI-enabled AMR development and adoption in the floor cleaning industry. This leads to the X4 ROVR, the first purpose-built autonomous scrubber in its portfolio for small to mid-sized commercial spaces.
• 2025 – X6 ROVR robotic floor scrubber: Tennant launches the X6 ROVR, a mid-sized robotic scrubber built for large and complex environments, capable of cleaning up to 75,000 square feet per cycle.

The sale of 10,000 robotic cleaning machines shows more than general demand for AMRs. Customers choose Tennant again and again because of its emphasis on the human element of AMR adoption — service and support. As organizations scale up automation, they need a partner to help adopt robotics alongside their existing team, working directly with customers to implement tech, train employees, and monitor results to ensure AMRs fully integrate into daily workflows. This hands-on support is one example of Tennant’s ability to look forward and ensure automation delivers real, lasting value for its customers.

“Reaching this milestone is a testament to Tennant’s continued focus on delivering innovation that’s both forward-thinking and field-proven,” said John Ickes, Director of Design and Innovation at Tennant Company. “Our AMR solutions aren’t just about new technology — they’re about helping customers solve real operational challenges with tools designed expressly for the scenarios they deal with on a day-to-day basis.”

For more on Tennant’s AMR product suite and robotics technology, visit www.tennantco.com/robotics.

About Tennant Company

Founded in 1870, Tennant Company (TNC), headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of solutions that help create a cleaner, safer and healthier world. Its products include equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments; detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies; and cleaning tools and supplies. Tennant's global field service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant Company had sales of $1.29 billion in 2024 and has approximately 4,500 employees. Tennant has manufacturing operations throughout the world and sells products directly in more than 21 countries and through distributors in more than 100 countries. For more information visit www.tennantco.com and www.ipcworldwide.com. The Tennant Company logo and other trademarks designated with the symbol “®” are trademarks of Tennant Company registered in the United States and/or other countries.