Cordless vacuums are all pretty similar in appearance these days, as there are only so many ways to design a cordless stick vacuum. And for the most part, they’re usually not very repairable. If the motor busts, you’re out of luck. The Fraction cordless vacuum from Deglace, a French company, is designed to be different. Every single part of it is fully replaceable, from the motor to the battery. I got to see it at CES 2026.
At first glance, the Fraction isn’t much to look at. It’s no stylish Dyson, with flashy purple or blue plastic and translucent dustbins. It’s also not bulky. What it looks like is a functional, very plain black cordless vacuum with a single display on top that provides control over modes and a view of battery life, along with a shiny silver trigger. Interestingly, the vacuum is made of aluminum, rather than plastic, as I expected. There are only two finishes, black and white.
The vacuum of Theseus
But looks isn’t really what the Fraction is about. The functional, almost industrial design hides the fact that a lot of engineering went into the vacuum, as Geoffory Hulot, CEO of Deglace, told me. Every single part of the vacuum is user-replaceable by hand, no tools required.
The parts that can be replaced include the battery, motor, dustbin, filters, main section and even the display. The idea behind this is similar to that behind products such as the Framework laptop and the Fairphone. Hulot told me that his goal with the Fraction was to reduce the problem of waste, both environmentally and for consumers. The HEPA 14 filter is also washable and comes with a fabric prefilter.
He demonstrated for me how the replacements work. Most of the components can be removed by pulling and twisting in the right spot. When you need to replace it, the new one should simply snap into place. In theory, over the course of years of usage, you could replace every single part of a cordless vacuum without ever having to buy a whole new unit. Is it still the same vacuum after all that? I’ll let the philosophers decide that one.
Performance and capabilities
While the model I examined was a prototype, it was functional, and I observed Hulot using it to vacuum the dirty floor at the CES Unveiled showroom. It seemed to pick up debris fairly well. It has 250 air watts of suction, and according to Hulot’s own testing with a reference device, it outperformed the reference by 107% in pickup performance on hard flooring. I always take these kinds of self-tested numbers with a grain of salt until we’ve gotten a chance to try it at CNET’s vacuum testing lab in Louisville, Kentucky.
The vacuum has LED headlights and, interestingly, 10 UVC LEDs designed for sanitizing your floor as you clean. Hulot told me that each LED costs $10, but the entire strip ran him $50. That seems almost too much to pay for a single part, but Hulot considered it an important feature, and the vacuum is designed for it. If you vacuum your floor too quickly, without allowing the UVC lights sufficient dwell time to sanitize, the front headlights will start flickering, warning you to slow down.
That’s not the only smart chops you’ll find under the hood. Despite its simple design, the Fraction features AI built in to provide smart battery management and monitor the vacuum’s general wear and tear. Hulot showed me the app, which features an interesting panel that indicates how long you have before you might need to replace a battery or clean out a filter.
Price and availability
Hulot told me that he has secured a distributor for the Fraction in France, and the vacuum is available for preorder in the US via Indiegogo. The price is just $500, which sounds almost too good to be true for a vacuum that’s 100% repairable. The vacuums are expected to begin shipping in 2026, presumably to Kickstarter backers first, with others to follow.
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