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Welcome to the Future! In truth as a child when I envisioned robotic help of the future, my mind formed images of Rosie the Robot Maid from the Jetsons, or better yet models like iRobot the movie:

So we may not be there quite yet, but with products like the iRobot Looj gutter cleaning robot, the iRobot Roomba and the iRobot Dirt Dog Shop Sweeping Robot we are definitely on our way!

iRobot is the leading manufacturer of innovative robots that can help you with boring household work, strenuous garden chores and keeping your workshop or place of industry nice and tidy!

Check out some of their top selling robots:

iRobot Looj Gutter Cleaning Robot

Basic Gutter Cleaning Model

• Blasts out debris, clogs and sludge and brushes your gutters clean
• Reduces repeated ladder repositioning and over-reaching from dangerous heights
• Price: $99.99

iRobot Roomba

New iRobot Roomba 500 Series Robots feature dramatic improvements in navigation and floor coverage, edge and corner cleaning, brushes, filters and advanced anti-tangle technology.

• Covers 4 rooms on a single battery charge
• Self-charging Home Base
• 1 each Replacement Beater & Bristle Brush
• Price: $399.99
• iRobot Deal: Save $75 Off when you buy 2 iRobot Roomba’s!

iRobot Dirt Dog - Shop Sweeping Robot

iRobot Dirt Dog sweeps your workshop, garage, basement, patio, deck and other industrial floor surfaces. The high-speed, counter-rotating brushes and oversized dust bin pick up and trap woodchips, nuts, bolts, dirt and other heavy duty debris so you don’t have to. It even cleans beneath workbenches, cars, furniture and other hard-to-reach places. When your work is done, just press the Clean button and walk away.

Price: $129.99

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First of all let me introduce you to the culprit…

This is my dog BUDDHA
aka: Funk Doobiest, Boogs, Booo-duh, Schnarf, Snugs and “The Ultimate Snausage”

(This is his prison break gear. Take note of the nunchucks in the background and be afraid, in fact be very afraid!)

Now that introductions have been made let us get back to the crux of the matter. Granted Buddha is an English Bulldog and is not excessively furry, however when he does start to shed, it is a pain to clean!

So I decided to purchase the Dyson DC07 Animal Upright Vacuum Cleaner for $499.99 for the following reasons:

• Intrigued by the concept that it was designed to never loose suction
• BAGLESS! (great perk, hate buying refills)
• Sleek and modern design and light weight

My honest to goodness first impression was I LOVED IT! First of all, it is made of plastic, so it is very light weight and durable. How do I know you ask, let’s just say I may have lost my grip on it once or twice climbing the stairs at my parents house. After the smoke cleared, it lives to tell the tale.

Which brings up another great point, it is LIGHT. Not beginning of the universe “let there be light” but the opposite of “heavy” light. Which is a huge factor for me, personally I hate lugging around the 80 pound relics of old. They are cumbersome have poor suction and well….they are sort of ugly to boot.

But here comes the best part, it actually works! So I did a little test when I brought it home for the first time. I vacuumed my room with the vacuum we currently owned, looked good, left the uniform triangle patterns on the carpet that I like, well then I went over it again with the Dyson to see how much dirt would be left over. Check this out! Gross right! That is how much crap was still in the carpet!

Now keep in mind, I am a neat freak, so by all accounts my room did not look that dirty to begin with, the fact that there was still that much dirt left me nauseous.

Also my Dyson came with two attachments.

The attachments are cool, but in truth I never used them that much. What I can tell you is that the hose and hose attachments, are indispensable for vacuuming the inside of your car. Getting pet hair out of the upholstery in your vehicle is reason enough to buy the vacuum.

Time flies by, thus my Dyson and I have been together for five years! It has been a clean and stress free relationship. Buddha and I salute you Dyson creators, keep up the fine work!