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Students Help Develop App for ‘Dash’ Robotic Shopping Cart

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May 24, 2018

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Five Elements Robotics provided a high-level software interface for the robot cart, as well as a prototype platform to integrate with the students’ application. In May 2018, the students and Five Elements Robotics engineers held a final integration and demonstration event.

“Dash” Robotic Shopping Cart Key Features



  • Fully autonomous navigation, path planning and obstacle avoidance

  • Customizable, intuitive user interface

  • Available integration with existing shopping apps and point-of-sale systems

  • Integrated security and loss prevention features

  • Docking station for automatic recharging

  • On-board checkout and mobile payment


Five Elements Robotics’ website says, “Our goal is to help launch the Era of Robotics, in which robots become a part of our everyday life.” 

About Five Elements Robotics: Five Elements Robotics is dedicated to revolutionizing the human robot relationship with products such as the Dash Robotic Shopping Cart, Connect Autonomous Robot and the Budgee, VirtualRep, and Nannybot product line which features the patented follow-me technology.

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