Our new toy. When the Dyson gave up the ghost after 10 years of sterling service and abuse we were hunting around for a new cleaner. So, meet the Roomba, our robotic carpet sweeper. It's brilliant, we just set it off in a different room each morning and by the time we get home it's spotless! We just use the hand-held car-vac for the corners and the stairs, but the Roomba does the rest whilst we're out. It even has a sensor to stop it falling down stairs! We love it.