Systems and methods for footwear sole debris cleaning and sanitization

A footwear sole cleaning and sanitizing device comprising:

• a housing including:
• a top surface arranged to support a user while standing on the top surface;
• a first side positioned adjacent to a user entry portal;
• a second side positioned on an opposing side of the housing to the first side, the second side positioned adjacent to a user exit portal;
• at least one railing being mounted on the top surface and extending between the first side and the second side of the housing, the at least one railing defining a pathway through which the user passes along from the user entry portal to the user exit portal;
• a debris remover, located in a first section of the housing adjacent to the first side, having one or more debris removal elements extending toward a debris removal opening in the top surface, the one or more debris removal elements being arranged to contact the footwear sole while the footwear sole is positioned over the debris removal opening and remove debris from the footwear sole, the debris removal opening being in proximity to the first side of the housing;
• a sanitizer, located in a second section of the housing adjacent to the second side, having one or more sanitizing elements directed toward one or more sanitizing interfaces in the top surface, the one or more sanitizing elements being substantially aligned with the footwear sole while the footwear sole is positioned over the one or more sanitizing interfaces and remove contaminants from the footwear sole, the one or more sanitizing interfaces being positioned laterally on the top surface between the debris removal opening and the second side of the housing, wherein the first section and second section are non-overlapping;
• one or more sensors arranged to generate sensor data based on at least one of a detected position of the footwear sole, detected position of the user, detected temperature of the device, detected presence of debris on the footwear sole, and detected presence of a contaminant on the footwear sole;
• a user interface arranged to provide one or more cues to the user during operations of the device, the one or more cues including a first instruction to the user to position the footwear sole over the debris removal opening and a second instruction to the user to position the footwear sole from over the debris removal opening to over the sanitizing interface;
• and
• a controller arranged to:
• i) receive the sensor data from the one or more sensors;
• i) control operations of at least one of the debris remover and sanitizer in response to the received sensor data, and iii) send cue instructions associated with the one or more cues to the user interface.