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September 16, 2016 02:32 am GMT
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100 tiny robots replaced humans in this queue for the iPhone 7
People all over the world are lining up for the iPhone 7 (and iPhone 7 Plus, if they pre-ordered) Friday. But it might surprise you to learn that a bunch of stand-in robots probably got one before you did.
New Zealand-based Apple carrier Spark used robots to queue for the much coveted device, so their human counterparts didn't have to line up for days.
Clive Ormerod of Spark said the project was born of invention and necessity, saying "technology these days is so much more advanced than it used to be, so why shouldn’t our customers have their tech queue for them instead?" Read more...
More about Queue, Iphone 7, Iphone 7 Plus, Robots, and New ZealandOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/ZkBlo-uTZHo/
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