All the components are constructed of lovely plastic, and they don't seem to break easily, which is great. The vacuum and its many handy accessories are stored in a wall-mounted charging station. Since it is typically too lethargic to seek out misplaced items, there is no need to do so; everything is always close at hand. I noticed the dust, walked over to pick it up, hit the button, dusted it off, and hung it back up again.