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Inspired by an octopus, it could the the robot that leaves no part of your apartment unexplored - or unclean.

Called Tody, the robot has four arms, each containing 22 steam nozzles and 29 vacuum nozzles.

In the main body are water reservoirs and a dust bag.

Tody by Rana Alper, has four arms, each containing 22 steam nozzles and 29 vacuum nozzles.

Unlike current robot cleaners, which can only cover the ground, the Tody can crawl everywhere - even up curtains.

It was designed by 21 year old Turkish design student Rana Alper, and has already been shortlisted in the prestigious Electrolux Design Challenge.

'Tody is a floor and fabric cleaner,' she explained.

'Through 4 arms it can climb, move and hang in every high area such as seats, curtains and windows'

'In each arm has 22 steam nozzle , 29 vacuum nozzle and thousand of small extensions which help move.'

Vacuum and steam nozzles connect to the water tank and dust bag through channels.

Metin Tuztas of Electrolux, one of the contest's judges, said: 'We appreciate the smart design together with the well prepared technical background.'

The idea is one of 100 out of more than 1,700 submissions have been selected by experts from Electrolux to compete for participation in the next stage in the global design competition.

The robot can drag itself up curtains and sofas using its tentacles. Its jets blast fabric and walls with steam.

The main prize is 5,000 Euros and a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux global design center.
The theme for 2014 is Creating Healthy Homes with three focus areas, Culinary Enjoyment, Fabric Care and Air Purification.

'We are excited to open up the voting to the public and our employees around the world,' said Lars Erikson, Electrolux Head of Group Design.

'We received some really innovative, visually inspiring concepts based on this year's theme.

'They range from appliances to smart accessories to holistic concepts, and support consumers in living a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.'