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japanprobe.com - 5/6/2009

Robot recycles pet poop

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Meet “ Sum ,” Tohoku Kankyo’s new robot trashcan that will take your old food and pet poop and turn it into eco-friendly compost: insert pet poop Using some sort of fancy bio substance that breaks down garbage and takes away smelliness, the Sum can process about 600 grams of poop and/or food ...

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Dog-Shaped Dog Poop Composter Just Looks Wrong [Japan]
Gizmodo — ... into a dog's mouth. Only Japan would come up with the Sum, a robotic trash can designed by Tohoku Kankyo. Simply open the poor dog's mouth, put in pet poop and old food, and using some "fancy bio substance" it'll break it down and make it not stinky. It can handle about 600 grams of poop or food per day, which is more poop than I'd want put in my mouth per day, but I'm no robotic trash can. The Sum can be yours for the perfectly reasonable price of $900. [Sum via Japan Probe] ...

Dog-shaped robot recycles pet poop, is expensive
CrunchGear — ... turns the garbage into compost. All that users need to do is put the poo into the robot, close the lid, push a button and let the magic work. Sized at 555×283mmx447mm, the robot weighs 14kg. The Samu is Japan-only, available in four different colors and costs a whopping $900. If you don’t live in Japan and want to get one anyway, contact the usual suspects Japan Trend Shop, Gizmine or Geek Stuff 4 U to get one for you. Via Japan Probe