Telexistence incTelexistence Inc is a Tokyo-based robotic startup that I stumbled upon that made me think about the future of retail. In a way, this is the future that Mark Zuckerburg wants and one I can see happen en mass if drones start to really take off. Per the Telexistence website; "Telexistence® is a concept of using a remote robot as his or her extended being, to release humans from space-time constraints." It is an evolutionary form of a master-slave robot system where the operator receives sensor information from the remotely located robot and controls the robot to conduct remote tasks. The Telexistence system also potentially limits returns if the system knows what will fit you, and what will not, based on measurements that a user could give it.

Source: Forbes June 02, 2018 15:00 UTC