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Old 11th Jan 2018, 12:38
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https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...-of-innovation

"Forward X was one of several companies to have built a robotic suitcase that follows the owner around the airport so he or she doesn’t have the inconvenience of holding a handle. It’s a neat idea in theory, but in demos the prototype was slow and inconsistent in its ability to follow its owner."

Sounds like the AI equipped suitcase currently has less ability to follow something reliably than a dumb airliner can follow an ILS Loc/Glide...........but I'm sure the response will still be that a solution is almost upon us and therefore automated airliners are still "just around the corner."............
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