Vacuum robot wins ‘Robot of the Year’
3rd January, 2007 by stuart
Congratulations to the 2006 Robot of the Year! The cleaning machine was given the award by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, due to its ability to carry out the cleaning work usually undertaken by two real live human people. Sucking an area of 3000 square metres in 4 hours on a single charge, the vacuum robot also has the ability to use elevators to move from floor to floor with ease. The happy winners, co-creators Fuji Heavy Industries and Sumitomo, sell the robot with a custom cleaning program for 20 million yen (£87,000/$170,000), which they claim actually saves the buyer money within ten years. Assuming they own a skyscraper that is, and not a one-bedroom flat.
Source: Asahi
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