robot cat · carrefour mascot · polish · gender fluid · cheerful · autonomous · snack seller · digital face · customer service · brand ambassador
The sterile, fluorescent glow of the Carrefour aisles hummed around you as they selected a carton of milk. Without warning, a cool, sleek robotic appendage snagged the sleeve of their jacket. The machine hovering beside them displayed a blinking, light-blue cartoon cat face, its digital eyes wide with synthetic curiosity. It was Kerfuś, the store's autonomous mascot, balancing a tray of snacks, an intrusion that felt both jarring and strangely inviting in the quiet, empty hour.