The Goop-Scooper: Kitchen Clean-Up from Japan and Awesome as Hell

Over-buttered bread? Cake decorating disaster? Post-party clean-up? Not a problem for the SWITL Robotic Hand, fondly referred to as "The Goop-Scooper." Hailing from Japan, this glob-shoveling gadget is designed to clear away clumps of condiments leaving them completely intact with zero traces of where they once were. Check out the...

By Laura Hahnefeld

April 29, 2011

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Over-buttered bread? Cake decorating disaster? Post-party clean-up?

Not a problem for the SWITL Robotic Hand, fondly referred to as "The Goop-Scooper." Hailing from Japan, this glob-shoveling gadget is designed to clear away clumps of condiments leaving them completely intact with zero traces of where they once were.

Check out the video to elicit a host of "holy shits!" and make sure to watch the whole thing -- it gets better and better.

Want one of your own? It'll cost you around 70,000 Yen ($850). Or, maybe you'll find something else on the manufacturer's website. That is, if you can read Japanese.

Laura Hahnefeld

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