New Invention Grand Final - The New Inventors '04 Wednesday 24th 8pm ABC TV

Will FloorBot be the invention of the year? The robotic technology has many applications from farming, security, mining exploration, telecommunication, search and rescue.

(PRWEB) November 24, 2004 -- Murray McDonald Inventor/Director of FloorBotics was on the new inventor program episode 6 presenting the FloorBot robotic vacuum. Over the recent years Murray has been busy walking the tightrope of commercialisation with his product from design, development to selling the technology.

Murray McDonald said, The journey to has been a fascinating experience doing everything on a shoestring and thats part of the Australian technology landscape" In the last 3 years Murray has traveled to many countries and spent over a year traveling to get this new Aussie technology into the global market.

Murray McDonald -- Director FloorBotics said, The customer response to the FloorBot (robotic vacuum) has been overwhelming there is high interest and acceptance from consumers, from the elderly to disabled to commercial application". The hardest thing is to convince manufactures to change"

According to Murray McDonald The cleaning industry is a very slow old traditional industry," The mop and bucket is over 2500 years old and it still going strong." The vacuum is over 100 years old an has not changed much apart from the color and the shape." Isnt it time that we let machines do some of these cleaning chores."

FloorBotics has been developing its robotics technology for the last 8 years. The robotic technology has many applications from farming, security, mining exploration, telecommunication, search and rescue.

Murray McDonald- Inventor/Director of FloorBotics Mobile 0425 817 022 is available for interview.

For further information Public relations dept:

FloorBotics Int P/L

8/177 Beavers Rd

Northcote Vic 3070

Ph 03 9482 4900

Fx 03 9482 4940

business@floorbotics.com

www.floorbotics.com

Background Information

FloorBotics is a Finalist in the Australian consensus software awards http://www.consensus.com.au/SoftwareAwards/CSAhome.htm

FloorBotics has just been on the ABC New Inventor program and won the Peoples Choice award. http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1084219.htm

In addition FloorBot was a Finalist in 2004 Australian design awards.

http://www.designawards.com.au/ADA/03-04/Consumer/070/070.htm

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