The human race can never seem to learn from its mistakes. Dubbed one of the worst inventions ever, Smell-o-Vision was a forehead-slap of an idea from the 1960’s. You would think time had buried this concept, but a product called Scentee has already made its way into humanity’s collective nostril.

A small smart phone attachment, Scentee features various scent cartridges that emit smells when you tap on your screen. The accompanying video seems to suggest ceasing actually eating food and instead “tasting and savoring food with your nose.” A good idea for dieters, perhaps, but it may just stimulate your hunger enough to make you actually crave those foods.

The available scents range from pleasant (rose, lavender, strawberry), to not-so-pleasant (corn soup, grilled short-ribs) to downright bizarre (buttered potatoes, beef tongue). It’s basically molecular gastronomy for your cell phone.

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The scientists at Kitakyushu National College of Technology and robot makers “Crazy Lab” really want you to know when you stink. They created two robots that can detect bad breath and foot odor, then tell you in some of the most embarrassing ways possible when you don’t smell of roses.

The disembodied female head, called Kaori-chan, smells your breath as you exhale into her face. She then gives you an honest (if not super polite) opinion. If your breath is fresh and lovely, she says “Like citrus!” If it’s not so great, she blurts out “Yuck! You have bad breath!” But if it’s awful, she tells you “No way! I can’t stand it!” which might mean that you aren’t welcome to kiss her robotic lips. The worst breath gets the funniest response: “Emergency taking place!”

The dog, Shuntaro-kun, is thankfully not endowed with the gift of speech. He will sniff your feet to let you know just how bad the odor is. His reactions range from cuddling up to you (if you happen to have nice-smelling feet), barking (if they’re a bit smelly), falling down and growling (if they’re pretty stinky) or passing out if they’re totally intolerable. Imagine how much nicer the world would smell if everyone had access to brutally honest robots (or humans) who would tell it like it is when it comes to stinkiness.

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