Upvoted Vacuum cleaners

Get succour from a sucker that won’t suck

e smiler Numatic Henry HVR 200-11

We all love Henry’s gormless smile, but underneath that happy exterior he’s actually plotting against you. One day, when Henry decides he’s snorted enough dust, he’ll spurt out all nine litres of muck on your expensive rug. at’ll teach you for forcing him to suck up that dead mouse. £125 / numatic.co.uk

The breaker of chains Gtech Multi K9

Free from a wretched cord, the Gtech Multi K9 can clean the house for 20 minutes before needing a juice-up. at means the smarty-pants spider that spun its web at the furthest point possible from any plug socket is no longer safe. is K9 truly is man’s best friend. £169 / gtech.co.uk

e robo rugrat irobot Roomba 980

You could just tie a handheld vacuum to your infant’s nappy as the little mite crawls about the house, but this robot vacuum is a better bet. Unlike a child, the Roomba can be controlled remotely via an app, will send itself to recharge, has a carpet boost mode and, most importantly, avoids falling down stairs. £900 / irobot.com

e multitasker Vorwerk Kobold VK200

Using a vacuum that’s designed for hard floors to sweep your carpet is as foolish as wearing slippers to the ice rink. Fortunately, the Kobold can detect what kind of floor it’s cleaning and adjust its performance accordingly. Mop and carpet-freshener add-ons are also available. £749 / kobold.vorwerk.co.uk

The super-sucker Dyson 360 Eye

With a motor speed of 78,000 revolutions per minute, the 360 Eye is a mighty powerful beast – Dyson claims it has twice the suction of any other robot vacuum, in fact. Perhaps it could even suck up the ingrained crumbs of that toffee pudding failure of last year. £800 / dyson.co.uk

e pet controller Hoover Synthesis Bagless Pets

If Darth Vader had a vacuum, it’d be this one. Not just because of its menacing black and red colour scheme, but also because its turbo brush is designed to tackle pet hairs. How else will the wheezing Sith Lord be able to free those Wookie hairs from the Death Star’s floor? £280 / hoover.co.uk

The corner cleaner AEG AG71A

ere’s dust in your car, and in the cracks of your staircase, that’s been there since Elizabethan times – they’re the toughest places for your vacuum to reach. But with AEG’S handheld sucker, as long as you can get near enough for the six-metre cord to reach, every corner is reachable. £60 / aeg.co.uk

The Alexa flexer Bosch Roxxter

It’s not available until early next year, but since the Roxxter is Echo-compatible, offers IFTTT integration and has a camera that can live-stream its cleaning (well, because who doesn’t love watching dust destruction?), this is a robot vacuum worth waiting and paying for. from €1199 / bosch.co.uk

The tidy transformer Dyson V8 Total Clean

Dirt lives in every nook of your home. Don’t ask us how the remains of a gardening mishap ended up on your bedroom wall, but they’re there. at’s not a problem for the Dyson V8, though, as it can do both handheld clean-ups and the heavy-duty work of a proper dust-destroyer thanks to its shape-shifting skills. Bonus: it’s completely cordless. £550 / dyson.co.uk