A noted Robot Designer has arrived in Perthville, researching local residents’ requirements for houseworkbots.

The brilliant inventor, polymath, physican and artiste was spotted on West Perthville Station’s Platform 9, sampling its famed coffee this morning as he waited for the 9:16 to North Perthville, setting tongues wagging about the purpose of his visit.

He was overheard confiding that his interest in houseworkbots had its roots in two things: his congenital oikophobia (fear of housework), and a recurring nightmare about a plague of poorly designed automated vacuum cleaners gone wild, ever since he saw The Simpsons tackle this pressing social issue in(Season 20, Episode 3.