This Robot Is on a Mission to Eliminate Short Car Trips

(Bloomberg) — When my six-year-old son first “woke up” the Gitamini robot, I was surprised he didn’t flinch — robots these days tend to be ominous. But as November leaves swirled around the sidewalk meet-cute, the squat personal droid gave a friendly “chirp” and popped up on its two large wheels, ready to follow a new friend.The three of us were walking to a bookstore across Princeton University’s campus, and I charged my son with l…