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"Product Name: Salt and pepper botsPrice: $20Who would like this?: Salt and pepper shaker collectors, geeky chefs, lazy eaters\nYour mother always told you not to play with your food. These salt and pepper robots beg to differ.\nIt seems as if in today's day and age of smartphones and crazy new technologies, we can access pretty much anything in the palm of our hand. Delivery services such as Seamless, FreshDirect and GrubHub make food delivery effortless. Reaching across the table for the salt and pepper, however, has never evolved for the 21st century.\nSee also: The Most Profitable New Reader Demographic: Robots\nUntil now. These adorable windup robots (designed by Mark Owens) function like tiny, robotic butlers, and will literally walk across the table to help you season your meal. \n\nNever again will you have to rudely reach across your plate in the middle of a family gathering \u2014 simply wind these little guys up and watch them go. For the absolute laziest (or, perhaps, the most polite) diners, this duo makes an ideal stocking stuffer. \nSee also: Zoomer: The Robotic Dog for People Who Can't Have Pets\nThe shakers themselves are plastic but sturdy, and made from food-grade materials (A.K.A. safe to contain food or drinks). They do contain small parts, so you might want to keep them away from any small children at the dinner table, and possibly from relatives who may have had one too many cups of 'nog. \n\nIf you're looking for a little more serious robotic help around the house, there are some pretty interesting robot prototypes being developed all over the country and the globe, including this robot that can hold a conversation with you in 19 different languages, and this one that can ever pour you a beer. On a more realistic (and affordable) note, household robots like the Roomba (or, more recently, the Scooba) can help with basic household chores like sweeping or mopping. But so far, nobody has fully commercialized a legitimate robot maid or butler (think Rosie from the Jetsons). Until the more advanced models are regularly available on the market, you'll just have to settle for these miniature versions, helping you \"wage war on bland food.\"\nNow if only they'd come up with a way to keep Uncle Jimmy from talking with his mouth full.\nIf robots aren't your thing, check out these other awesome salt and pepper duos to shake things up.\nBONUS: 12 Unique Salt and Pepper Duos\n\n\nUnique Salt and Pepper Duos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMystery Machine\n\n\nImage: @nat_carlson on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n...And the cow jumps over the moon\n\n\nImage: @dolcevita_87 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeas in a pod\n\n\nImage: @lbreyes on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlice in Wonderland\n\n\nImage: @monicaisaspaz on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGnomes\n\n\nImage: @photographyperiod on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPooh and Eeyore\n\n\nImage: @sarahmckissock on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMickey and Minnie\n\n\nImage: thriftola\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSurfer dude and beach babe\n\n\nImage: @jasminelombardi on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRealistic zoo animals\n\n\nImage: @nesta247 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSiamese\n\n\nImage: @theretrocat on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCorn on the cob\n\n\nImage: @lbauer925 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBirds of a feather\n\n\nImage: @stefmoore on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @artpusher on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSkulls\n\n\nImage: freshhpriincess\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaundry machine and dryer\n\n\nImage: @jenn_a_b on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKissing fish\n\n\nImage: @laanaaw on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages: Suck.uk"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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