Samsung Grande AI Wins Grand Prix at Ergonomic Design Awards

The Automatic Dust Disposal System 'Cheongjeong Station' Wins Top Innovation Award

Samsung Electronics employees are introducing the Grande AI washer and dryer, which won the Grand Prix Award, the highest honor at the '2020 Human Factors and Ergonomics Design Awards' hosted by the Korean Society of Human Factors and Ergonomics, as well as the automatic dust discharge system 'Clean Station,' which received the Best Innovation Award, at the Samsung Digital Plaza Gangnam Main Store.

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Samsung Electronics announced on the 13th that its Grande AI washing machine and dryer, along with the Clean Station, have won the ‘2020 Ergonomic Design Award’ hosted by the Korean Society of Ergonomics.

The Korean Society of Ergonomics selected the Grande AI washing machine and dryer for the top prize, the Grand Prix Award, and the Clean Station for the Best Innovation Award. The Ergonomic Design Award is the most prestigious award in this field in Korea, evaluating products from the consumer perspective on various criteria including ▲ease of use ▲efficiency ▲functionality ▲emotional quality ▲safety ▲marketability to select the winning products. The Grand Prix is awarded to the product with the most outstanding ergonomic design across all categories.

The Grande AI, which won the Grand Prix, is an AI-based washing machine and dryer that communicate with each other and operate as if they were a single product. It features an ‘All-in-One Control’ function that allows control from the washing machine’s control panel to the dryer, enabling even shorter consumers to easily operate the dryer installed vertically above or below.

Additionally, it offers various functions such as ‘AI Course Linkage,’ which automatically sets the drying course according to the washing course selected; ‘AI Habit Memory,’ which remembers frequently used courses and options and displays them as priorities; and ‘AI Customized Washing,’ which detects the degree of laundry contamination and automatically adjusts washing and rinsing times, allowing users to conveniently wash and dry their clothes.

Other accessibility features that received positive evaluations include Braille labels for the visually impaired, sound design that allows immediate understanding of setting changes through sound alone, and a mobile application that notifies hearing-impaired users of washing completion through vibration.

The Clean Station, which won the Best Innovation Award, is an automatic dust disposal system dedicated to the wireless vacuum cleaner ‘Samsung Jet.’ When the dustbin is detached and inserted into the Clean Station, the ‘Air Pulse’ technology, which uses internal air pressure differences, allows convenient dust disposal.

According to tests conducted by UL, a U.S. safety certification company, dust dispersion was up to 400 times less compared to manually emptying the dustbin. Furthermore, according to tests by Germany’s testing and certification body SLG Pr?f- und Zertifizierungs GmbH, the Clean Station’s five-stage cleaning system blocks 99.999% of fine dust particles sized 0.5 to 4.2 μm, enabling hygienic use for consumers.

Jung Yoo-jin, Executive Director of Samsung Electronics’ Home Appliance Business Division, said, “The Grande AI and Clean Station are products that Samsung Electronics has released after carefully analyzing and considering consumer usage experiences,” adding, “We will continue to strive to minimize household burdens and improve quality of life through Samsung home appliances.”

Meanwhile, the Ergonomic Design Award ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 29th of this month at the Booyoung Hotel & Resort in Jeju.

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