this be a great little vacuum with quite a bit of power . clean up almost all debris from floor in a normal situation . no it will not pick up large heavy object but those should not be pick up with any kind of vacuum . however , the battery life on this be not very good at all . if black and Decker could come up with a battery that have a longer life this appliance would be a superstar . also , a negative but not enough for I to have regret buy it be that it do not come with a longer attach pole\/hose for do the corner of floor without bend over .