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Old 09-22-2016, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Twin Falls Idaho
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...in Washington D.C.--well...how about that?

Robots will hit the streets to deliver your groceries this fall in Washington, D.C. - Recode
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Old 09-22-2016, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Ft Myers, FL
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Just drop the tip in the designated slot.
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Old 09-22-2016, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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A robot that successfully traversed Canada and Germany was destroyed in Philadelphia last year, only a few weeks into the American leg of its tour.
Robots will hit the streets to deliver your groceries this fall in Washington, D.C. - Recode

These won't last long. I could imagine people destroying them and or stealing whatever it's carrying.
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Old 09-22-2016, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Ft Myers, FL
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robots will hit the streets to deliver your groceries this fall in washington, d.c. - recode

these won't last long. I could imagine people destroying them and or stealing whatever it's carrying.
smile!!
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Old 09-22-2016, 05:06 PM
 
Location: Twin Falls Idaho
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Robots will hit the streets to deliver your groceries this fall in Washington, D.C. - Recode

These won't last long. I could imagine people destroying them and or stealing whatever it's carrying.
My chilling thought for the day was this....could they be hacked??

Instead of groceries--Bomb inside? Rapist inside? Poisoned food inside?

Not for me!
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Old 09-22-2016, 07:47 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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smile!!
Smiling is forbidden...

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My chilling thought for the day was this....could they be hacked??

Instead of groceries--Bomb inside? Rapist inside? Poisoned food inside?

Not for me!
A rapist...what? They aren't that big. If they could fit a rapist, they could easily fit a stripper.
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Old 09-22-2016, 09:39 PM
 
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Just drop the tip in the designated slot.
And make sure to smile for the camera!
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Old 09-23-2016, 05:08 AM
 
Location: Deep 13
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I, for one, welcome our grocery overlords.
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Old 10-01-2016, 07:21 AM
 
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My chilling thought for the day was this....could they be hacked??

Instead of groceries--Bomb inside? Rapist inside? Poisoned food inside?

Not for me!
if they would be carrying choclates or some of my favorite food item, i would love to do the same robots wars extreme destruction is another side of the robots as they can be exciting as well.
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Old 10-01-2016, 07:25 AM
 
Location: Texas
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I expect pedestrians to hitch a ride on those things...
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