Nov 13 2007Luggage Robot Follows You With Your Stuff
Take a look at the picture. I know what you're thinking, because I thought the same thing when I first saw it. "What the f*** is that?" To my disappointment it turns out to not be a big blue train coming at you, but a luggage robot. A Russian based company will be selling "Tony", the suitcase that follows you, starting in 2009. You carry a card in your pocket and the little bastard follows you around the airport using its robotic brain, internal gyroscope, and all kinds of other detectors and sensors. If someone takes it or your card an alarm goes off. The company is already taking orders, and will gladly take your $2,000, but I'd wait if I was you. I typically don't advise buying an item in advance that only exists as an incredibly shitty drawing in Microsoft Paint.
Note: Yes, that's the real picture they provide.
Robotic Suitcase Follows Owner Around Like R2D2 [therawfeed]
Reader Comments
1. boredom - November 13, 2007 9:54 AM
FIRST, and yeah WTF is that thing. Would love to see this one going through security at the airport. SIR why is your pocket beeping and vibrating, HE'S GOT A BOMB SHOOT HIM. Or in Newark or LA they just wouldn't care
2. Chris - November 13, 2007 10:20 AM
Um, this would never be allowed through airport security. Good luck, try again.
For the amount of money this will surely cost, you could hire someone to do this.
3. gia - November 13, 2007 11:42 AM
huh??
4. ErikHK - November 13, 2007 3:04 PM
Wow, I could do a picture that's A LOT nicer than that, why couldn't they just hire some shitkid for 10 bucks to do it??
Actually a pretty cool idea though, even if it probably will run into small children and possibly kill them.
5. Hood - November 13, 2007 6:30 PM
I would rather paint myself blue, put on roller skates and lights, pretend to be a robot,a nd look up your girlfriend's skirt as she pats me.
6. Rachel - November 13, 2007 7:43 PM
The picture looks like somebody created it in Paint!
7. jumb - November 14, 2007 2:10 AM
Is it made out of sapient pearwood?
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