Tennant Company and Brain Corp Sign Exclusivity Extension and Accelerate Robotic Cleaning Innovation

Published: 2026-04-14 14:21:33 ET TNC

Published on 04/14/2026 at 02:21 pm EDT

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, accelerating new product development with plans to release 10 new products within 24 months, and simplifying the customer buying experience. This evolution builds on the formation of the Tennant Company Robotics team, a dedicated venture that consolidates resources across sales, research and development, product management, customer success, and technical support into a single, vertically integrated organization focused exclusively on robotics. Under this model, Tennant and Brain Corp.

are optimizing their complementary strengths to accelerate market adoption. Tennant leads as the face to the customer, focusing on core cleaning technology and equipment design, solution 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. 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 solution at a competitive price, aligned with how customers want to purchase, deploy, and support autonomous cleaning at scale. As part of the agreement, Tennant and Brain Corp.

are deepening collaboration between their respective research and development teams to dramatically accelerate innovation. This closer integration enables faster product development cycles and execution against a robust roadmap of next-generation robotic product introductions while maintaining the standards customers expect from a leading global brand. Together, the exclusivity extension and the expansion of Tennant Company Robotics mark a key milestone in Tennant Company?s journey to reinvent itself as a robotics and technology company built for the future.

By leveraging its heritage while investing in autonomy, software, and vertically integrated execution, Tennant is positioning itself to lead the next generation of cleaning solutions and deliver sustainable growth for customers and shareholders.