Gadgetory

step aside Roomba because the next big trend in cleaning tech could be these vacuum shoes I've been cleaning my floors with paper towels on my feet since college so this seemed like a logical evolution although the 70s disco shoes don't exactly scream high tech because they're not the idea for these ecology shoes was a result of a company-wide competition to foster innovation at Denso the Japanese auto parts manufacturer the finalists of the competition were then selected to exhibit at CES at the heel is a small pedal connected to gears the heel to toe motion of each step powers the gears which allows the vacuum nozzle at the front to inhale as the toe comes down the dirt is then collected in this mini dustbin compartment near the nozzle and while they do in fact vacuum it's one crumb at a time and you'd have to moonwalk back and forth across your entire living room for a full day to do the job so will we ever see these vacuum shoes in the wild that's to be seen the creator of the shoes says he may choose to pursue it in the next five years but don't hold your breath