Robots are already coming to stores to help customers shop more conveniently. Autonomous shopping carts are the next step. Take wiiGO for instance. It is an autonomous, self-driving shopping cart that follows people in commercial areas. It has image recognition to identify the user in 2 seconds. There are also distance sensors to enable the robot to avoid obstacles along the way.
Such a solution could also prove useful for people with mobility issues.
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