Must-have sports tech: No, not an Apple Watch, a TOMATO GOB-STUFF BOT

Many inspirations and desires cross a runner's mind while pounding the pavement, but few could honestly say a robot sat on their shoulders force-feeding them tomatoes has ever been one. Thankfully Japanese tomato condiment company Kagome has identified a need consumers never realised they had. Kagome unveiled its 18lb …

[Anonymous Coward]

Japan gets weirder every day

I need to visit again before it becomes completely incomprehensible to me. If that hasn't already happened.

[DropBear]

Hold on...

Inuyasha is a tomato tycoon now...?!?

[Adolph Clickbait]

I don't know how I've managed so long without one!

[Little Mouse]

Mmmmmm

Can this be worn in other sporting environments and pre-loaded with non-tomato based produce?

I'm thinking Darts / Pickled Eggs, but presumably the possibilities are almost infinite....

[Ugotta B. Kiddingme]

very sadness

"video has been removed by the user"

[Flywheel]

Re: very sadness

Exceeding joyfullness!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOJaDDO38kk

[Ugotta B. Kiddingme]

Re: very sadness

Much like! So gratitude!

As with so many things Japanese, even a bemused "WTF?!?" simply is not sufficient. Gotta hand it to their ingenuity. Surely at least a few of these "solutions in search of problems" have ultimately led to major innovations that benefit everyone.

[Fungus Bob]

What would Professor Gangreen say?

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0020686/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t5

[P. Lee]

Re: What would Professor Gangreen say?

So many sequels its embarrassing. I'd be red-faced. ...................Killer Tom------>

[Martin Budden]

Variety is the spice of (freakin' weird Japanese) life

The fruit-bot appears to work superbly with a standard-sized Alicante, but how would it cope with a Campari or an Azoychka? Enquiring tomatophiles want to know!

[Shovel]

Re: Variety is the spice of (freakin' weird Japanese) life

What do you mean, African or European Swallow?