People are massively underwhelmed by this remote-control bin – our 12 favourite reactions

Of all the things that might make life easier – a universal living wage, free healthcare for people everywhere, a rice packet that didn’t split when you tried to open it – a remotely controlled bin that drives itself to the pavement edge is a fairly low priority, yet that’s a real thing.

This self-driving garbage can remembers to take the trash to the curb for you https://t.co/b3zzROcSfT pic.twitter.com/zrnL0WQCDh

— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) September 30, 2019

Naturally, the reactions have been somewhat less than enthusiastic. These were our favourites.

1.

1985: in year 2019 they're going to have flying cars!

2019: https://t.co/nLJbquQqBh

— Tim (@timmshady) September 30, 2019

2.

me heading out for a good time https://t.co/6jGKHd4ax2

— darth’™ (@darth) September 30, 2019

3.

The new Star Wars looks good. https://t.co/aEvWT3KHTO

— Daniel Spenser (@DanSpenser) September 30, 2019

4.

great innovation for the three people who live somewhere that their garbage bin exists on the same level surface as where they have to take it out to https://t.co/M6gfncaddZ

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 30, 2019

5.

aww heck yeah my neighborhood raccoon HAS been asking for a chariot https://t.co/qzHLobAPgM

— Adrienne Porter Felt (@__apf__) October 1, 2019

6.

Live look at me leaving the house for work in the morning https://t.co/vY0fZQYFgS

— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) September 30, 2019

7.

this is how they get home from the tory conference https://t.co/yjEdgtOR0f

— Chris Boyd 🇬🇧🇵🇭 (@paperghost) September 30, 2019