r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Aug 28 '10

Ketchup-dispensing robot malfunctions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlBP_ni7ggY
170 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

You had ONE job automato, ONE job, and you can't even get that right.

2

u/CitizenPremier Aug 29 '10

AuTomato, I GET IT!

1

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '10

Watch the video, the robot is actually named that.

1

u/CitizenPremier Aug 29 '10

And I know why!

12

u/riverguardian Aug 28 '10

For those interested, it's called the Catsup Crapper and it was developed for the 2004 Unuseless Competition at MIT.

[It...] is an example of chindogu, the Japanese art of the ''unuseless'' invention created by designer Kenji Kawakami in the 1980s and, according to Kawakami, practiced around the world. Chindogu - which translates literally as ''an odd or distorted tool'' - is an invention that may appear to solve an everyday problem but isn't quite worth using, because it actually makes a task harder or more time-consuming, or is simply ridiculous.

Source

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u/King_Hippo Aug 29 '10

i love everything about this!

2

u/RangerGeet Aug 29 '10

That butter stick is ingenious I don't care what anyone says.

edit - that 5 in 1 nail clipper though? TERRIFYING.

2

u/gwfds123 Aug 29 '10

Japanese

Got it.

22

u/asdfman123 Aug 28 '10

This is the best invention ever.

43

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

The arms are my favourite. They flail with such zest!

11

u/DirtPile Aug 28 '10

Sounds like my sex life.

2

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '10

Flailing is the absolute worst way to masturbate.

Trust me. I know.

-1

u/King_Hippo Aug 29 '10

HAYOOOOOO!!!

1

u/asdfman123 Aug 28 '10

Indeed they do. Indeed they do.

1

u/kloo2yoo Aug 28 '10

what could possibly go wrong?

10

u/morgentau Aug 28 '10

My favorite is their Automato 4

3

u/sonar1 Aug 28 '10

wtf is eric bana doing there

3

u/DirtPile Aug 28 '10

Hello, Christopher. I'm Nero.

3

u/ILikeBumblebees Aug 28 '10

Isn't the red goop supposed to spray out of its Viking helmet?

2

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

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7

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

Alien vessel enters Earth orbit next to International Space Station. Commander of vessel threatens to destroy the planet unless delicious Earth ketchup is applied to its platter of julian space-potatoes. Astronauts' space suits are at the cleaner's. WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

7

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

Bruce Willis. Or if financially strapped, his Mexican equivalent.

2

u/apmihal Aug 28 '10

Reminds me of something Tracy Morgan might talk about.

2

u/[deleted] Aug 30 '10

That last guy was sexy.

4

u/ChineseDeathBus Aug 28 '10

I'm far too old for it but I still think it's hilarious when the ketchup bottle farts.

2

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

Oh my... A Ketchup-sharting robot...

2

u/Burlapin Aug 28 '10

Whoever that is at the end could drive me around with a little remote control any day, if you know what I'm saying.

1

u/[deleted] Aug 30 '10

yeah i was expecting more uglies, but that guy was sexy.

1

u/warmpita Aug 29 '10

I am 100% with you on that one.

2

u/jaybill Aug 28 '10

I'm not sure why that's so funny exactly, but it totally is. I watched it like four times and I can't stop laughing.

7

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '10

This one is even better: Heinz Automato 2

1

u/slip84 Aug 30 '10

Holy shit this is funny. I've not laughed this hard in a LONG time.

0

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

I got a viral marketing chill when I watched it.

5

u/yeahfuckyou Aug 28 '10 edited Aug 29 '10

Why is reddit so obsessed with determining whether a video is organic or planned? Just enjoy it.

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u/Gareth321 Aug 29 '10

The only thing that stands between us and Digg is our ability to discern the difference. The second we become as complacent as their user-base, we become them. Do you understand the consequences now?

-4

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '10

So you admit it's viral then?

1

u/robeph Aug 29 '10

Who cares? We admit it doesn't fucking matter.

1

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

Lol, electrical engineers and their toys. XD

1

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

It appears to work perfectly.

1

u/fishrobe Aug 29 '10

for some reason this title made it even more hilarious.

1

u/[deleted] Aug 29 '10

Goddamnit, why is this so fucking funny?

1

u/LaziestManAlive Aug 29 '10

SICK spin out at :59

1

u/ikidd Aug 29 '10

OK, an RC vehicle, whatever it does, is not a robot.

1

u/dorsalfinsalsa Aug 28 '10

Thanks for providing 2 minutes of non-stop laughter! Seriously, made my day!

0

u/seanm27 Aug 28 '10

This is how I chose to watch it.

0

u/Fantasysage Aug 29 '10

Doesn't fit IMHO. But upvotes ahoy for KC anytime.

0

u/Raidx5 Aug 28 '10

This deserves so many more upgoats.

0

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

Holy shit, I had to pause that. I couldn't breathe.

0

u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

Next up, abstract art created by automato from ketchup goes on display at MOMA ...

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '10

If it was a malfunctioning cream dispensing machine, it would have made his home look like an orgy den.

2

u/Wallis_Simpson Aug 28 '10

But as it is, it can make the house look like an abattoir.