Automation will do the same thing for all kinds of things we rent. Right now, the costs of finding items at the best price, going to get them and the manual pa

Automation will do the same thing for all kinds of things we rent. Right now, the costs of finding items at the best price, going to get them and the manual paperwork involved, often make owning them easier. But once all that is automated and you can rent the exact drill you need for a dollar an hour and it can be there in 15 minutes, why would you buy it? And, yes, it will be delivered by a robotic vehicle, probably no bigger than a breadbox.