Nowadays, robots are everywhere around us. Okay, maybe not robots per se, but wonders of advanced technology, which have become such a regular part of our daily routine we don’t even notice them. That is, until they no longer do what they were designed to do.
Let’s take a coffee machine, for instance. When every morning you press the button that provides the oh-so-needed caffeinated goodness, you likely don’t even pay attention to the machine until the coffee is ready. But perish the thought, one morning it ceases working. You would definitely notice that, now, wouldn’t you?
Well, people in charge of or hanging around the robots you’re about to see sure did notice when they weren’t working as they were supposed to. From malfunctioning bomb-defusing robots to overly dramatic roombas, and everything in between—this list, compiled from examples shared by the ‘Shitty Robots’ community, features them all. Scroll down to find some close-to-useless machinery and make sure you treat your coffee machine right, so it doesn’t fall into the same category anytime soon.
#1 A Building Security Robot
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#2 Hands Free Pringles Dispenser Invention
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#3 I Made A Butt Wiping Machine
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#4 A Salad-Mixer
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#5 Here’s Your Card
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#6 Sun Tracking Hat
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#7 I Made A Lipstick Robot
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#8 “Go Get ‘Em, Tiger”
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#9 Boss Baby, Alexa’s Chosen
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#10 Frozen Yogurt Robot At Nasa Made The Cup To Her Exact Specifications, Showed It To Her, And Then Took It Back. Basically A Terminator
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#11 I Built Myself A Proud Parent. It Charges Me 25¢ For A Pat On The Shoulder
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#12 Eating While You Work
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#13 I Made A Robot To Help Me Argue On The Internet
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#14 Shower Bot
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#15 Cutting Hair Using A Drone
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#16 I Thought I’d Leave It On While I Went Out For A Couple Of Hours And Return To A Spotless Flat. I Was Wrong
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#17 A Robot That Does Your Nails
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#18 Bread Slicer
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#19 I Made A Claw Machine
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#20 Does This Count?
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#21 How To Decorate Xmas Tree In 10 Seconds
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#22 Cctv Camera Stripper
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#23 Zero Dentists Recommend This Toothbrush
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#24 I Never Knew How To Eat Popcorn, Finally Something That Will Help Me !
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#25 Robster
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#26 The Turkey Stuffer (Joseph’s Machines)
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#27 Advanced Robotic Turtle
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#28 I See Your Knife Welding Roomba, But My Chainsaw And Hedge Trimmer Roomba’s Are An Ankles Worst Nightmare
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#29 Oh Simone!
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#30 The Future Of Pancakes
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#31 Craptimus Prime
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#32 I Invented One Handed Scissors
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#33 The Automatic “Bob Ross Cat”
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#34 I Have A Bedmaker Robot
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#35 My Friend And I Made A Pumpkin Robot
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#36 Nice Try
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#37 Job? Spook The Dog
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#38 Leave Her Alone
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#39 “I Made An Emergency Escape Machine From Online Drinking Events” | Marina Fujiwara
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#40 Can’t Handle Banana Peels
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#41 Arnold The Dislikebot
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#42 When People Complain That I Spend Time On Building Useless Things
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#43 The Correct Way To Spend Your Birthday
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#44 2020 Take The Wheel!
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#45 New Home Defense System
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#46 Helperbot
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#47 I Have Combined Technology With My Limited Physical Form So I Always Have A Spoon At Hand
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#48 It’s…… Writing It’s Own Code! Is It….is It Self Aware?!? It’s Self Aware!!!!! Run!!!!!!
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#49 Korean Traffic Robot
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#50 Roomba Suicide By Toilet Paper
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#51 My Friend Coded A Robot For Class
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#52 Anti-Dog Robot
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#53 Drones Are Here To Steal Your Jobs Parents
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#54 First Prototype Of My Newest Robot. The Cable It Is Trying To Cut Is The Cable Providing The System’s Power
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#55 Nicole Kelly Trying Her New Bionic Arm
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#56 Trapped!
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