A robot hired in the Margiotta supermarket in Edinburgh, UK has been fired after a week because he was scaring away customers.
The child-sized robot, Fabio was part of an experiment organised by Heriot-Watt University, and was designed to give out free samples and direct shoppers in store.
However, the experiment backfired as customers were put off by Fabio’s overzealous manner and vague answers to queries.