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The store Grandma is going to is probably already wheelchair accessible, so a wheeled robot would work fine.

• michaelt 9y ago
  I'm sure that's the case where you live, but where I live our public transport isn't 100% disabled-accessible. If you prefer, you can substitute "Like a robot delivery driver, who must deliver to flats without lifts" or "Like a robot cop, chasing truant teens through a mall" [1] [1] http://pbfcomics.com/comics/truancy-bot/ http://pbfcomics.com/comics/truancy-bot/
  • seanp2k2 9y ago
    Fwiw we already have mall cop robots in California: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-knocked-over-drunk-man-knightscope-k5-mountain-view https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-k... They cost about $7/hr each to employ (~$62k annually since they're 24.7): https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/knightscope-robots-interview/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/knightscope-robots-i...
  • seanp2k2 9y ago
    Fwiw we already have mall cop robots in California: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-knocked-over-drunk-man-knightscope-k5-mountain-view https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-k... They cost about $7/hr each to employ (~$62k annually since they're 24.7): https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/knightscope-robots-interview/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/knightscope-robots-i...
  • dwighttk 9y ago
    heh... it was springbreak