Friendly Vac robotic vacuum cleaner

The Friendly Vac from Friendly Robotics is a robotic vacuum cleaner like the Roomba, but with a much higher price tag. The autonomous vacuum is equipped with multi-dimensional proximity sensors and stair sensors to avoid walls, obstacles, and tragic stair accidents, can tell the difference between hard floors and carpet, and has three cleaning modes including a spot clean mode for trouble areas. The Friendly Vac's achilles heel may be its size: Unlike the diminutive Roomba, it's 13 inches tall, which will prevent it from getting under some short-legged furniture. A Trendy Home sells the Friendly Vac for $1,600.

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