The number of innovations that have come out of the state of Minnesota over the decades is mind-blowing to say the least.

This is just a partial list of the iconic items that got their start in the North Star State:

  • Furnace Thermostat (1885)
  • Concrete Grain Elevator (1899)
  • Grocery Bag With Handles (1912)
  • Better Business Bureau (1912)
  • Greyhound Bus Lines (1914)
  • Pop-Up Toaster (1919)
  • Water Skis (1922)
  • Milky Way Candy Bar (1923)
  • Masking Tape (1925)
  • Tonka Trucks (1947)
  • Packaged Cake Mix (1947)
  • Cortisone (1948)
  • Bundt Pan (1950)
  • Snow Blower (1951)
  • Black-Box Flight Data Recorder (1953)
  • In-the-ear Hearing Aid (1955)
  • Recreational Snowmobile (1956)
  • Implantable Pacemaker (1957)
  • Deep-Sea Submarine (1962)
  • Skyways (1962)
  • Retractable Seat Belt (1963)
  • Supercomputer (1963)
  • Twister (1964)
  • Prosthetic Heart Valve (1966)
  • Nerf Ball (1969)
  • NordicTrack (1977)
  • Crisp-Crust Frozen Pizza (1979)
  • Rollerblades (1980)
  • Microwave Popcorn (1984)
  • Sleep Number Bed (1987)
  • Breathe Right Nasal Strip (1991)
  • Zubaz (1991)
  • Microwaveable French Fries (1992)

Now you can add another Minnesota creation to the list and this one may be the most bizarre of them all.

Twin Cities scientist Caleb Olson has created what he calls the 'Poopcopter' - the world’s first aerial bound dog doo removal system.

Olson has programmed a drone to remotely search for canine waste in specific areas defined by users. After the offending material is discovered, the drone the swoops in and whisks it off to a designated drop off location.

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The Poopcopter is still in prototype form, but Olson did get a chance to show off his creation at last week's MinneDemo40 event:

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