Children play with a 5G K9 robot distributing hand sanitiser to visitors in a shopping mall in Bangkok on June 4, 2020. - AFP
BANGKOK (AFP): A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers -- one of the more unexpected measures Thai malls are taking as the kingdom relaxes virus restrictions.
The hi-tech hound is controlled using 5G, a technology promising super-fast internet speeds with immediate reaction times that is still in the initial stages of roll out in Thailand.
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