The Mint Electronic Mop is a rechargeable floor cleaning robot that will swish its way round your hard floors quicker than you can say Beetle Bailey. The thing comes with pre-moistened and dry electrostatic cloths, and uses some sort of table top guidance system to ensure full coverage of a room.

Cleans for up to 3 hours before needing a recharge and will do 1000 sq ft of dry or 250 sq ft wet cleaning. We suggest you try and keep your Mint and Roomba apart, otherwise there could be trouble in robot union land. $249.95.

 Similar to GPS, the included palm-sized terrestrial satellite sets up on a table or countertop and emits a signal that systematically guides the robotic cleaner through the room until it’s covered the entire space. On-board sensors ensure the device avoids furniture, area rugs, and stairs and its rectangular cleaning head reaches into corners, along baseboards, and under furniture to thoroughly clean hard-to-reach areas