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Robotic Floor Cleaner
This new robotic floor cleaning appliance is specially designed for hard surface floors including wood, tile, vinyl and Pergo.

    The Mint robotic floor cleaner uses a cube-shaped, GPS-like guidance system to track where it cleans. It comes with a pad that you cover with a cleaning cloth, such as Swiffer or Pledge floor wipes or dry wipes. You simply place the cloth over the pad and then snap it in place. The pad is less than 10 in. wide, allowing it to maneuver between chair legs and other small spaces.

    Using dry cloths, Mint picks up dust, dirt and hair that accumulate on floors. Using wet cloths, it uses a special mopping motion to dissolve and wipe up deeper dirt and grime, leaving floors shiny and fresh.

    According to the company, manual and automatic vacuums work on carpets but tend to spread dust and dirt around on hard surfaces. The Mint is only 3 in. tall so it'll go under most furniture, baseboards, beds, low tables, and couches. It also cleans around obstacles, along walls and edges, and all the way in corners.

    The cube-shaped guidance system uses light sensor feedback and carefully plans each path to ensure the robot doesn't miss a spot and doesn't cover the same area twice. A range of sensors helps the unit avoid area rugs and transitions to carpet.

    According to the company, an average sized kitchen can be cleaned with a dry cloth in about 25 min., and with a wet cloth in about 40 min.

    The Mint comes with a rechargeable battery that lasts over 3 hours when dry cleaning, and up to 2 hours when wet cleaning.

    Sells for less than $250.

    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Evolution Robotics, Inc. (ph 216 472-2374; mintinfo@evolution.com; www.mintcleaner.com).


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2010 - Volume #34, Issue #4