GEX Pure Pet Fur Sweeper Collects Cat Hair Around the Clock

Japanese pet supply maker GEX will release the Pure Pet Fur Sweeper on November 24, a stationary hair collector designed to run continuously and pick up fur that settles on the floor.

The unit simply sits on the floor. It draws in air close to ground level and uses the airflow created around it to pull in loose hair. According to the company, that is the key difference from a robot vacuum: once a robot finishes cleaning, hair starts piling up again until its next run, while the Fur Sweeper keeps working throughout the day and night.

Low running cost, easy upkeep

Airflow has four settings. GEX estimates that running the device for 24 hours at setting II costs about 3 yen per day, based on an electricity rate of 31 yen per kWh.

Collected hair gathers in a cone-shaped filter. The design is meant to keep hair from clogging the intake, and the filter is replaced about once a month, hair and all. No washing is required.

Several details are aimed at cat owners. The control buttons sit beneath a lid on top so that a cat jumping onto the unit will not press them, and the device stops automatically if it is knocked over.

Size, price and limits

The body measures 21 cm wide, 21 cm deep and 32.5 cm high, and is intended for spots where hair tends to build up, such as along walls or beside a sofa. It cannot remove hair embedded in sofas or rugs.

The expected street price is 19,800 yen including tax. A three-month refill set with three replacement filters and one activated carbon cartridge costs 1,680 yen including tax.