‘Escape’ of a Vacuum Cleaner

As reported by the BBC:

A robot vacuum cleaner made a break for freedom after giving staff the slip at a Travelodge hotel.

As reported by The Independent:

A robot vacuum cleaner made an escape from a Travelodge hotel after it wandered off the premises.

As also reported by The Independent:

A robot vacuum cleaner managed to avoid its regular duties at Travelodge hotel after dashing for the exit door and going on loose in Cambridge.

As reported by The Mirror:

An autonomous robot vacuum cleaner has become an internet hero after running away from work in a Travelodge hotel.

As reported on Reddit, by an employee of the hotel where the vacuum cleaner was in service:

Hey. So I work at Travelodge and today we had one of our new robot vacuums run for it's life! They normally sense the lip at the entrance and turn around, but this one decided to make a run for it. It was 15 minutes before I noticed and by that time it could have made it anywhere. If you happen to see it, there is a drink at the bar for you upon it's return. They aren't compatible with any other charger or docking station so they are useless once drained. I'm thinking someone probably took it at this point but here is hoping. I miss my lil buddy. Thanks.