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Updated October 2026
Brain Corp is a San Diego company that makes BrainOS, autonomy software for cleaning robots. It is a software platform behind robots sold by others. Service Robot Co. is a different kind of company. We pick the right cleaning robot for your floors, lease it, deploy it, train your team and service it.
Who is Brain Corp?
Brain Corp describes itself as a San Diego company whose BrainOS platform powers robots in public spaces. Tennant describes Brain Corp as driving the foundational autonomy platform behind Tennant's robots. Source
Tennant Company announced on April 14, 2026 a 3-year exclusivity extension with Brain Corp for next-generation robotic floor care. Tennant says it leads as the face to the customer for sales, service and lifecycle support. Source
Service Robot Co. is not affiliated with Brain Corp, and this page is not from Brain Corp.
What should you ask before choosing a cleaning robot?
Outside sources, quoted and linked. Check each point on your own sites.
Tennant says in its April 2026 release that Tennant leads as the face to the customer, with Brain Corp driving the foundational autonomy platform.
Brain Corp and Avidbots announced on October 20, 2026 that they had resolved their patent litigation. The statement says the court dismissed all claims and counterclaims with prejudice, and that the resolution was confidential and entered into without admission of liability by either company.
Where does it fit on your site?
Where does BrainOS-powered cleaning fit?
Brain Corp lists retail and grocery, warehouses, airports and transit, hospitals, malls and campuses as the places its platform runs. Those are busy, public floors that stay open while the robot works. The fit question for your building is less about the software and more about who owns the route, the schedule and the first call when a floor goes unfinished. We look at your traffic, hours and floor types first, then pick the machine, and we tell you if a robot is not the right answer for part of the building. Source
Who is the customer-facing company?
Tennant says in its April 2026 release that it leads as the face to the customer, covering direct sales, service and lifecycle support, while Brain Corp drives the foundational autonomy platform. If you start your search at the Brain Corp name, plan on a conversation about equipment from another company. Ask early which company answers your service calls. Ask for the answer in writing. A lease with one company that owns deployment, training and service keeps that question simple, because the same team that picks the machine answers when it stops. Source
What does the crew keep doing?
Autonomy handles repeatable open-floor passes. Staff still handle edges, stairs, spills, restrooms and moving the machine when a route is blocked. Brain Corp says its platform is built for chaotic aisles and dense crowds, which is a reason to trial the robot on your busiest shift, not a quiet one. We plan what stays with your team at the assessment. Ask the seller to show you a robot working on a comparable floor at a comparable hour, and to name the person who will run it day to day. Source
What if the sourcing arrangement changes?
Tennant announced a 3-year exclusivity extension for next-generation robotic floor care. Arrangements between a software maker and an equipment maker can change over a lease term. When we pick a machine for your floors we look at who supports it and what happens to your fleet if those arrangements move. A short, plain conversation about this before you sign costs nothing, and it is the kind of conversation we have at every site assessment. Source
Why talk to an integrator first?
Going direct to one maker gets you that maker’s machine. Service Robot Co. starts from your site instead. We pick the right machine for it, lease it to you, deploy it, train your team and service it. One company owns the result.
Integrator, dealer or buying direct: how they compareHow does the lease work?
A 3-year lease with a $1 buyout at the end. You see the terms before you commit.
Assess
A free site assessment of the floors, routes and hours you want to cover. We look at the layout, the people and the work.
Lease
We pick the right machine for your site and quote a 3-year lease with a $1 buyout at the end.
Deploy and train
We map the site, set the routes and no-go areas and train your team to run the robot day to day.
Service
One number when something stops. Support, service engineers, check visits and a warranty are listed below.
What should you ask before you sign?
Ask these of Brain Corp, of us, or of anyone selling you a robot.
- Which company answers the phone at 2 a.m. when the scrubber stops, the software company or the equipment company?
- Who owns the floor maps and route data for my building, and can I take them with me?
- Which software features, updates and cloud reports are included in the quote, and which carry recurring fees?
- Is the robot I am quoted the next-generation platform or an earlier one, and how long is it supported?
- How are over-the-air updates tested before they reach my site, and can I delay one?
- Who trains my crew and who retrains them after staff turnover?
- What does the service agreement say about response time and a loan unit while mine is down?
- What happens to my fleet if the maker and the seller change their arrangement?
RoboCare™
Service nationwide.
- 24/7 support.
- 10-minute technical-specialist triage.
- Regional service engineers in every state we service.
- 3 check visits a year.
- 12-month warranty.
Who should go direct to Brain Corp instead?
Going direct is the right call for some buyers. We would rather say so than take a lease that does not fit.
- You already know you want a Tennant floor scrubber and want Tennant as your only contact.
- You run a large fleet across many sites and have a standing relationship with one cleaning-equipment company.
- You would rather manage mapping, training and service yourself.
- If no robot fits your site yet, we will say so at the assessment.
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