Bizarre Innovations: A Walking Table and Sock-Saving Roomba Steal the Show in 2023!

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Technology Trends…

The major Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas commenced today. As always, it features an abundance of incredible products along with a few quite UNUSUAL ones.

Here are some of the oddest gadgets revealed thus far.

1. A robotic vacuum that collects dirty socks. It resembles a Roomba, but includes an arm on top that gathers items you have strewn on the floor.

A firm named Roborock developed it. It’s merely a prototype, so there’s no information on pricing, but it will likely exceed $1,000. It is capable of picking up small objects weighing under 11 ounces. Here’s a video. To be frank, it doesn’t excel at the task.

2. Electric Rollerblades. You attach the battery around your waist like a belt and adjust the speed with a remote control. The maximum speed is 18 miles per hour. For $800, you can relive the ’90s and risk an injury without any exertion.

3. An Electric Salt Spoon. This has been under development for a while and was released in Japan last year. A mild electric current stimulates your taste buds, making food taste saltier than it actually is. Priced at $125 in Japan, they are not yet available in the U.S. Here’s a video. However, the way it is held appears to be a design oversight.

4. A table with functional legs. Dubbed Mi-Mo, it walks around. The prototype resembles a small side table with a Pixar lamp atop. The concept is that it’s an A.I. robot you can converse with, but it also resembles a piece of furniture.

5. A guitar without strings. This is akin to an adult version of those button guitars designed for young children. For $500, you can simulate playing the guitar without actually strumming one. Check out a video.

6. A small robot that cools your beverage by blowing on it. This is named FuFu. It resembles a cat and attaches to the edge of your coffee cup. It is also effective with soup. Expected to launch in Japan later this year, it will retail for around $25.

SOURCE: Mashable / Cybernews