A robot named Lucy is lining up to get an iPhone 6S in Australia

It's either ingenious or extremely lazy

A robot is lining up at the flagship Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, in place of its human controller, who has to get on with her normal life

In the smartest time management yet seen in an iPhone line, Lucy Kelly has outsourced the job to a telepresence robot, also called Lucy. It is an iPad attached to a Segway-type device that allows a person to be somewhat physically present despite not being there

The robot arrived to take the position of fourth-in-line at the flagship Apple Store on George Street at 5 a.m. Thursday, with Kelly communicating through it from 6 a.m. It is believed to be the first time a robot has lined up and purchased an iPhone Read more...