Pairing Decontamination Versatility with Domestic Lithium Power to Meet the Global Demand for High-Performance Automated Disinfection
FREDERICK, Md., April 22, 2026 — TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.® (“TOMI”) (NASDAQ: TOMZ), a global leader in disinfection and decontamination solutions, today announced the Company is embarking on a sophisticated redesign of the SteraMist iHP robot into a line of autonomous products. This transformation aims to elevate the existing platform to a more agile and versatile product, ensuring it remains at the forefront of a rapidly diversifying market that increasingly demands high-tech, autonomous solutions.
Central to this evolution is a shift toward a more mobile and operationally flexible humanoid design, intended to significantly improve the robot’s mobility and operational flexibility. By adopting a more compact and “human-like” form factor, the updated SteraBot will be better equipped to navigate complex indoor environments and reach tight spaces that traditional, bulkier automated systems often struggle to access. By integrating augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI) and gamification training, this version of the SteraMist iHP SteraBot robot emphasizes durability and responsiveness, allowing it to provide precise disinfection across various industries including the fast growing Robotaxi market that require rigorous and consistent decontamination protocols without the need for constant human intervention.
TOMI intends to strategically invest capital resources in this project, with a primary objective being the localization of the robot’s power source. In an effort to enhance supply chain resilience and support domestic manufacturing, the Company is transitioning to a U.S.-based lithium provider. This move not only streamlines production logistics but also aligns with broader industrial trends toward sourcing critical components within the United States to ensure long-term reliability and performance consistency, while reducing reliance on foreign supply chains which may be unpredictable and more costly to acquire.
“The evolution of the SteraMist iHP robot represents a pivotal milestone in our mission to bridge the gap between advanced robotics and superior decontamination science,” stated Dr. Halden Shane, CEO of TOMI Environmental Solutions. “By transitioning to a more compact, operationally flexible humanoid architecture and reshoring our battery supply chain to the United States, we are not just improving a product; we are enhancing the agility and reliability of automated disinfection for our global partners. This strategic investment underscores our commitment to domestic innovation and ensures that TOMI remains the definitive standard for safety and efficacy in an increasingly automated world.”
About TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc.: Innovating for a safer world®
TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:TOMZ) is a global decontamination and infection prevention company, providing environmental solutions for indoor surface disinfection through the manufacturing, sales and licensing of its premier Binary Ionization Technology® (BIT™) platform. Invented under a defense grant in association with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense, BIT™ solution utilizes a low percentage Hydrogen Peroxide as its only active ingredient to produce a fog of ionized Hydrogen Peroxide (iHP™). Represented by the SteraMist® brand of products, iHP™ produces a germ-killing aerosol that works like a visual non-caustic gas.