Vacuum cleaning devices include foldable wands to provide a storage configuration and/or facilitate use. A vacuum cleaning device includes a wand having a first end coupled to a vacuum unit and a second end coupled to a vacuum head or surface cleaning head. The wand defines an air passage allowing air to pass from the surface cleaning head to the vacuum unit and includes a flexible air passage along at least a portion of the wand. The wand also includes a plurality of segments pivotably connected together such that the wand is foldable about 180 in a forward direction until the vacuum unit is positioned proximate a top of the surface cleaning head, thereby providing a storage configuration.

Vacuum cleaning devices include foldable wands to provide a storage configuration and/or facilitate use. A vacuum cleaning device includes a wand having a first end coupled to a vacuum unit and a second end coupled to a vacuum head or surface cleaning head. The wand defines an air passage allowing air to pass from the surface cleaning head to the vacuum unit and includes a flexible air passage along at least a portion of the wand. The wand also includes a plurality of segments pivotably connected together such that the wand is foldable about 180 in a forward direction until the vacuum unit is positioned proximate a top of the surface cleaning head, thereby providing a storage configuration.

A sanitizing station for a robot includes various components, such as a water-tight door, water reservoir, water heater, drain, recirculation pump, water spray nozzles, detergent dispenser, wastewater filter, wastewater pump, wastewater outlet, drying air intake, drying fan, drying air conduits, air outlet conduit, and drying air outlet. The station is designed to sanitize robots by providing a water-tight environment for washing with heated water and detergent, followed by rinsing, filtering wastewater, pumping it out, and using drying fans and air conduits to remove moisture from the robot's surface.