Five Elements Robotics Announces the Launching of Budgee

Five Elements Robotics has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of Budgee, a robot designed to follow you around and carry your stuff. Budgee™ has two target consumer markets. One is the casual user, who likes to shop, but doesn't like to carry packages.  Included in this consumer market is also the parent who likes to take their children to theme parks, parks, beaches, etc., but doesn't like to carry all the stuff that goes with that activity.  Budgee is portable, folding easily to fit into the back of a car.  It weighs less than 20 pounds for easy lifting and storage.  At the mall Budgee will follow you around carrying your items, at the theme park or other location, Budgee will do the same.  This leaves your hands free for shopping and other fun activities.  Budgee also comes with the ability to be driven by remote control using your smart phone or tablet (must be Bluetooth 4 compatible).

The second target consumer market is retail chains and mall management services.  The company proposes that a fleet of Budgees would help improve retail business dramatically.  For the malls, the shoppers will be able to shop longer because they will have less physical strain of carrying bags.  Also they won't be limited by how much they can carry.  For retail chains such as Walmart, K-Mart, Target, etc, having a fleet of Budgees will not only draw shoppers due to the novelty, but also help them with sales.

Budgee can be equipped with helpful information, such as "People who bought the item you just bought also liked these items in aisle 4," displaying images of the related items. It can also remind customers of sale items as they browse the isles and help them find items that they are looking for. Budgee can be equipped with a scanner and checkout capability to allow the customer to skip waiting in line all together, thereby making the shopping experience more pleasurable. Budgee™ can be equipped with the ability to alert store managers if someone tries to leave without paying for the items.

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