The Japanese have done it again, that's right, they've built another funky robot. This one though, doesn't dance like a, erm, gorilla? or serve you tea, this one in fact, goes shopping for you.

What a built in mobile phone, you can see exactly what the robot sees and guide it around the shops, choosing exactly what you want. I think this could present some problems in the UK in regards to chip n' pin, is a robot allowed to know it?

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