On 8 Dec 2000, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> Not really. This scheme is already implemented in one big French department
> store (Lafayette?) in Paris. Webshoppers are assigned a "drone", basically a
> young human male equipped with rollerskates, a headset and a helmet-mounted
> webcam. You may then control the shopping drone as it roams around the shops
> as you please by issuing vocal commands.
I saw a news program about this. An interesting concept, but what happens
when you need condoms or hemorrhoid cream or an enema bag?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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