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>> ^brycewi19:

Yes, but can it clean my keyboard from certain liquids?


Tears and shame come right up with just paper towels.

This would be great for "Sandwich Artists" - you could make the condiments look exactly perfect before applying it to the bun/bread.

It's not on a tablecloth, it's very obviously on the piece of glass shown at the beginning.

It's probably to design the condiment picture in place, then transfer it to the food easily.

It's a robot designed to "align" condiments on food, which previously had to be done by hand.

http://japantechniche.com/2009/06/09/the-world-first-robotic-hand-scoop-switl/

mmm, tangy

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
It is now... have you tried my dressing?
>> ^residue:

>> ^lucky760:
>> I've gotten in one too many bar fights trying to dip my french fries into someone else's plate.

Is that a euphemism?

It is now... have you tried my dressing?
>> ^residue:

>> ^lucky760:
>> I've gotten in one too many bar fights trying to dip my french fries into someone else's plate.

Is that a euphemism?

>> ^lucky760:

>> I've gotten in one too many bar fights trying to dip my french fries into someone else's plate.


Is that a euphemism?

>> I really want to know what the need was that prompted this devices creation.

What do you mean? This would be very useful for anyone. I often squirt my condiments onto the wrong plate by accident, so this would be great in retrieving them. I've gotten in one too many bar fights trying to dip my french fries into someone else's plate.

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Thanks for the quality

In reply to this comment by residue:
huh, guess you can't *quality in an edit

This is what inspired the invention:
http://videosift.com/video/Ketchup-Bot-accurately-adds-condiments-to-any-fast-food

edit: or maybe this:
http://videosift.com/video/Oozinator-Disturbing-Super-Soaker-Commercial

oh, and *quality because that thing is mesmerizing

>> ^dag:

I think I'm seeing a little conveyor belt on the "blade" of the tool - especially in the last shot. I think the material on that belt is the key. Looks like teflon or something similar.


Yeah, I think the point is that the material on top of the blade never really moves. It just sort of spins around the edge as it's fed from the bottom. So it really is sort of "picking up" the condiment and getting underneath it. It's a tough action to describe but it's not unlike a conveyor belt. Pretty ingenious although like Zifnab said, who knows how the hell the need came up.

EDIT: The site I just read said that it was designed for bakers ini order to handle bread, etc. that's too soft or can get messed up by sticking to a person's hand. It really makes perfect sense.

I call bullshit on something here. Its either not a real condiment, and some substitute that is hydrophobic to the material its both sitting on, and that the machine has.....or its...ITS BLACK MAGIC, BURN THEM!!

>> ^entr0py:

Those beefy arms look pretty good there, growing out of the top of the bottle.


The S is for Sucks.

...on the floor.>> ^PalmliX:

Hardly a drop spilled!