Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Does the Self Cleaning Kitchen from Home Improvement Exist Yet?


I was reading this random story about Irobots new bathroom cleaning robot and it got me thinking, did anyone ever build Tim the Tool Man Taylor's Self Cleaning Kitchen Prototype?  That clip (seen here) has to be a good 15 years old now, someone has to have actually built one of these babies by now right? No, not even Ikea?

Is this a good business plan? Like if I dedicated the next year of my life to building a self cleaning kitchen would it sell? I know I'd buy one if I had the funds.  I eat frozen pizza a couple of times a week just to avoid having to do all the dishes that come with preparing a real meal.  Its either that or watch as my sink slowly turns into a composting landfill for a few days until I realize that I need one of the 3 spatulas buried in there to make my morning eggs so I finally break down and wash everything (and yes I have a dishwasher, I just can't even bring myself to put forth the effort to load it most nights).  So yea, if you told me all I had to do was close the door to the kitchen and press a button and that nightmare would be over I'd sign up instantly.  I'd put a down payment on a self cleaning kitchen before I even bought a house.