1991/2002 – Floorbotics Robotic Vacuum Cleaners – G. T. Duncan Ashworth (Australian)

The FloorBot is a robotic floor cleaner for the home. It's designed to automatically clean the floor while you relax, get a little exercise, or just head off for work. Press the start button and the FloorBot cleans in logical laps while sensing and navigating any obstacles in the area. When the FloorBot has finished …

1997/2002 – Electrolux Trilobite Robotic Vacuum Cleaner – Anders Haegermarck, Lars Kilstrom, Bjorn Riise (Swedish)

Product Description (of Version 2.0) Imagine pushing a button, walking away, and having clean floors an hour later. That futuristic scenario is now here with the Trilobite, the hands-free, "intelligent" robotic vacuum first introduced in Europe by Electrolux. While it isn't the first robotic home vacuum, the Trilobite is a major leap in home robotic …

1997 – Noo-Noo Robotic Vacuum Cleaner (Prop) – Mark Dean (British)

Noo-Noo (operated by Mark Dean) is the Teletubbies' sky blue pet. He is in Teletubbyland as a type of vacuum cleaner. He rarely leaves the House. He doesn't speak like Teletubbies can; he makes sucking and slurping noises. At times, Noo-Noo gets annoyed with the Teletubbies' antics or get too excited and therefore can vacuum …

1983 – Household Robot with Floor sweeper and mop (Concept) – (Japanese)

1983 Household robot concept by a Japanese magazine. As well as the floor scrubber and mop, there are other cooking and serving functions as well. (Source : ?) See other early remote-controlled and robotic vacuum cleaners and floor scrubbers here.

1990-2002 – Panasonic Vacuum Cleaning Robot – (Japanese)

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., produces its first patent for a "Self-Running Cleaning Apparatus" in 1990. Publication number US5109566 A . Also published as US5284522 Publication date May 5, 1992 Filing date Jun 28, 1990  Inventors Osamu Eguchi, Yasumichi Kobayashi, Shinji Kondoh, Haruo Terai, Hidetaka Yabuuchi Original Assignee Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Brand names are …