making a better robot vacuum cleaner device

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Over the following years there were several attempts at making a better robot vacuum cleaner device, but it was James Spangler in 1907 that finally invented a device that resembles the models that we use in our homes today. It was portable, used suction, had a bag for the dust and debris that was sucked up (made using a pillowcase), and had a rotating brush to help loosen and lift the dirt from the carpet.

Unfortunately for James, he was a janitor by trade and not a businessman. He did not have the resources to pursue his invention and decided to sell his invention to his cousin Hoover who became very rich from the invention. Hoover is still going strong in the housekeeping robot business and remains one of the most recognized names in vacuums to this day. It was also James that we can thank for helping with the invention of the disposable bags that we use today as well as the upright model of vacuum cleaner.