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despite knowing about what Kiva robots do at Amazon, apparently I've been living under a rock for how things got along since. Fun trivia from that video: Ocado is using off the shelf xbox 3d cameras to check the packing grocery box.

I'm unsure if I personally am in need of prepackaging an order living in a city. Having 5 minutes on foot to the next market I like to see it as a break. But different lives, different needs.

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I have a friend who's been doing computer vision for ages, for security applications (think: automated passport control booths), and they always had to hide the Xbox cameras when customers came to visit. Apparently, they are (were?) absolutely amazing for the price, and great to develop with, but it's always hard to explain why you're using gaming accessories for developing super critical stuff.

As for deliveries, London isn't super car-friendly, so I only do shopping in person when I'm comfortable carrying the shopping home. As you say, different lives... :)

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