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I for one welcome our autonomous shopping cart overlords.]]>Aug 11th 2006 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/
I think this is a great idea though there are ah... a number of improvements necessary before it can be used by everyone. Maybe it could follow a signal rather than some clothing... ]]>Aug 11th 2006 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Some new huge walking robot I can understand, but a shopping cart doesn't deserve the "i for one" remarks.]]>Aug 11th 2006 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/
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http://www.mil.ufl.edu/imdl/D-Day_schedule_u06.htm

Here's mine:
http://plaza.ufl.edu/greenee/

It was a really great learning experience. Go Gators!]]>Aug 12th 2006 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/
Good luck with this one! I just don't see this happening anytime soon.]]>Aug 12th 2006 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/
Another thing., How in the hell is this going to be a shopping cart if the damn notebook is already in the basket?!]]>Aug 12th 2006 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 12th 2006 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 13th 2006 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Aug 13th 2006 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/Let's say a child sits in it. The mom is wearing an orange shirt. When she's not looking, a pedophile wearing the same shirt walks by. Would the cart follow?
Then there's cost. I see current carts having brakes. But poor people can go around that for a souped up shopping cart.]]>Aug 14th 2006 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/11/b-o-s-s-shopping-cart-follows-you-around/
"Excuse me sir or madam, but you might be interested to know that Kellogg's Corn Flakes are proven to help reduce cholesterol..."

Or better yet, the cart will be set up in conjunction with special robotic shelves that will "accidentally" push a product off the edge into your cart as you pass by.
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Oh please wont someone please think of the children!

I'm sure this idea has practical applications outside of the grocery store like the factory floor where people aren't strong enough to push the cart.

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2. As far as the potential danger of the cart injuring or stealing a child. A shopping cart should not be the location for a child to sit in the first place. This is the perfect example of goal multiplication. Goal is to shop for food and put food in cart. "Hey, lets put kids in 'em too."... "Great idea!"..."Hey, do you think they should have soda fountains also?"... "hmm... Fund it!"

3. Following around by clothing composition is crazy talk. Shopping cart should follow around based upon flatulence emmission content detection. I for one enjoy farting in an aisle, and then looking at the facial expressions of my intended "victim".


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