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Shadow Caddy Follows Your Every Move (and Swing)

In golf, the helpful caddy is a rare site these days among amateur players, replaced typically by motorized golf carts or little three-wheeled rollers. But, driving around in a cart takes away something from the nature of the game, and dragging your bag behind you isn't all that much better than carrying it. If you're looking for another option -- and have oodles of cash to blow -- you might want to check out the Shadow Caddy, a robotic club carrier that follows you wherever you go.

It relies on a transceiver clipped onto the golfer's belt, locking on and tracking the wearer like a heat-seeking missile. As you walk about the course, it stays a few feet behind, stopping when you push a button on the nose so that you can make your putt without the thing cruising across your line. Presumably you're expected to remember to tap the same button before digging for your ball in the bunker, too, lest you want to dig your new robot out too. And, at about $6,000 each, you'll want to do your best to keep sand out of the thing. [Source: Mail Online]

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