Tennant Company and Brain Corp accelerate robotic cleaning innovation

Floor-cleaning vehicle provider Tennant Company announced a significant evolution in its long-standing relationship with Brain Corp., signing a 3-year exclusivity extension for next-generation robotic floor care.

The companies said that the move will accelerate new product development, with plans to release 10 new products within 24 months, and simplify the customer buying experience.

Together, Tennant said that these actions support its strategic focus on robotic cleaning and reinforce the company’s commitment to building its autonomous equipment portfolio into a $250 million business by 2028.

Expanded robotic cleaning partnership

Brain Corp and Tennant Company announced an exclusive technology agreement in early 2024.

At MODEX 2026, Tennant released the X16 SWEEP, which the company said is the first autonomous, robotic sweeper engineered for complex industrial environments such as warehousing, logistics centers and light manufacturing operations by a major cleaning brand. The robot is powered by Brain Corp.’s autonomy platform, BrainOS.

“This is an exciting time for Tennant Company and our customers. This next phase reflects how far we’ve come - and where we’re going,” said Dave Huml, president and CEO of Tennant Company. “By accelerating our product roadmap and simplifying how customers buy autonomous cleaning solutions, we are reinforcing Tennant’s leadership in robotics. This evolution strengthens our ability to deliver differentiated, AI-enabled solutions that solve real customer problems and create long-term value.”

By aligning strategy, execution, and customer engagement under one organization, Tennant said this agreement is strengthening robotics as a core growth engine and advancing its strategic focus on robotics- and technology-led offerings that solve real-world problems.

Under this model, Tennant and Brain Corp said that they are optimizing their complementary strengths to accelerate market adoption. Tennant said that it leads as the face to the customer, focusing on core cleaning technology and equipment design, integration, direct sales, service and lifecycle support through its global ecosystem. Concurrently, Brain Corp drives the foundational autonomy platform, advancing the AI, spatial intelligence and software ecosystem that powers Tennant’s robotic portfolio.

The companies said that this enables deeper technical alignment, faster innovation cycles and a more seamless end-to-end customer experience, including a simplified buying model that delivers one integrated offering at a competitive price, aligned with how customers want to purchase, deploy and support autonomous cleaning at scale.

“Tennant has demonstrated what it takes to take autonomy from innovation to enterprise-scale deployment,” said David Pinn, CEO of Brain Corp. “This next phase builds on that momentum, enabling faster innovation while continuing to deliver the enterprise-grade autonomy, data security, safety and performance businesses expect.”