Shop24 - So dumb it'll probably make Kroger a fortune
From Ubergizmo When you need something in the middle of the night, where do you go? Surely round-the-clock convenience stores like 7-11 will pop into mind, but working the graveyard shift eventually takes its toll on the human body. How about getting robots to do the job? The Ladera Palms Apartment Homes in Fort Worth will soon house Shop24, a self-contained, totally automated, robotic convenience store. This will be the first apartment property in the US that will feature such a unique device, where the machine (standing tall at over 9 feet) will offer up to 200 traditional items at all times Seriously - I've gotten really good at identifying really really stupid ideas which go on to make their owners fortunes (Yahoo, RedBox, Boingo, you name it, I had a reason why it was never, ever going to work) So, please welcome Shop24 to my pantheon of crazy ideas. I mean, seriously, don't we already have these? Aren't they called "Vending Machines"? Are they ...