Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?

BOSTON: The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale in the United States this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their second car to buy a two-wheeled rover that can follow them around like a dog?

A cargo-carrying robot called the “Gita” sits near a waterfront park in Boston on Nov. 11, 2019. AP PHOTO