Dyson launches a hiring spree for hundreds of engineers to build robots capable of doing household chores

• Dyson plans to hire 250 robotic engineers and 700 additional robotics workers in the next five years.
• Its robots will be able to do various household chores, according to the company.

Dyson is going on a hiring spree for engineers who will help develop personal robots capable of doing household chores, the company confirmed to Insider.

The company, which is known for its household appliances, is looking to hire 250 people across various disciplines and expects to recruit an additional 700 employees in the robotics field over the next five years, it said Wednesday.

"Dyson employed its first roboticist 20 years ago and this year alone we are seeking 250 more experts for our team," Jake Dyson, the company's chief engineer, said in a statement.

The chief engineer's father, James Dyson, invented the world's first bagless vacuum cleaner back in 1983 and founded the Dyson company. The Dyson dynasty sells the UK's best-selling vacuum cleaner, according to Bloomberg.

Its recruitment announcement was accompanied by a video clip showing robotic hands clutching household objects, which Dyson said means the company is moving beyond floor-based vacuum cleaners.

The company said it will reveal more about its "secret robotic prototypes" at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Philadelphia later on Wednesday.

Dyson's chief engineer will lead the development of the new technologies at a new center in Wiltshire, England. The company will also open a new lab in London, as well as hire more recruits at the UK-founded firm's Singapore headquarters.

The company's at-home robots are part of a £2.75 billion ($3.44 billion) investment plan.

"This is a 'big bet' on future robotic technology that will drive research across the whole of Dyson, in areas including mechanical engineering, vision systems, machine learning and energy storage," said Dyson. "We need the very best people in the world to come and join us now."