Shocked neighbours have described the frantic moments after a blast caused by a robotic vacuum left a man fighting for life.

A Perth man whose robot vacuum cleaner exploded in his face is recovering well and has reached another big milestone in hospital, his family says.

A 25-year-old man has suffered burns to 75 per cent of his body in a suspected robot vacuum explosion. Lachie Perrem was burned by fire in the kitchen of his home in Brabham, northeast Perth, on ...