mit's csail lab has developed this hair brushing robot.the skills of personal care robots that look after patients. now itjust needs to brush up on its conversation skills! for some time now, retailers have been trying to combine the online experience with the physical one, to create something that people actually want to use. and here in this concept store called cornershop, a few ideas are being put to the test. a bluetooth beacon recognises you have arrived via your smartphone, which will effectively then become your remote control for the store. now i come to the grocery counter, where i could have preselected what i want in the app and then it will just work as a click and collect. but if i wanted to have a browse, see what i might fancy, then i can do that on these screens, or by using the app. on a small shelf like this, the benefit isn't going to be huge. but when this shoreditch store opens next month, it's set to become a place to experiment with lots of different retail technologies, without the risk of upsetting current custome