Vacuum cleaner makes a break for freedom after developing ‘mind of its own’
Footage has captured the bizarre moment an everyday appliance made an unexpected dash for freedom on a quiet Aussie street.
It was a daring escape that ended in disaster – a robot vacuum cleaner that made a break for freedom only to be mowed down by a passing car.
The Dreame Tech appliance, which costs anywhere between $600 and $3000, met an unfortunate end after exiting from a guesthouse in Montville, Queensland on Monday.
Footage shows the vacuum hastily making its way down a driveway before speeding onto the road, only to be wiped out by a grey Subaru.
Moments later, a resident can be seen walking over to the now-corpse of the robot vacuum before carrying it back to safety.
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Snake catcher and owner of the robot, Stuart McKenzie, wrote a heartfelt tribute to his vacuum on social media, following its untimely death.
“Being a 24/7 snake catcher means we don’t have a lot of spare time for general chores, so my wife and I got a Robo vacuum,” he wrote.
“Today our hard working Robo vacuum decided to leave its ‘Mapped Out Area’ and go for a wander out the front door of the house and onto the road and got hit by a car.
“Obviously, it was an accident that the person ran it over as it would have been hard to see in the shadows. (The driver) felt horrible but was also confused about why a Robo vacuum would be on the road.
“Either way, we are now confused why our Robo decided he wanted to leave? We always leave the door open when we are up there, and he has never done this …
“Did we work him too hard? Was he not happy with his working conditions? Did he develop a mind of his own?
“Hopefully Dreame Tech can explain to me why my robot vacuum decided to up and leave for the first time ever in 12 months.”
The footage, which has been viewed over 700,000 times, left viewers in stitches over the unfortunate incident.
“I shouldn’t laugh but my son had his RoboVac go rogue on him as well. He got an alert to advise him the vac was in trouble. He got home to find it had pushed a screen door open and was hanging over a three metre drop,” one viewer wrote.
“Rest in pieces,” another commented.
“It was gathering intel for the great robot uprising. That lady did us a favour by running it over,” a third joked.
