Robot waits in line, gets new iPhone in Palo Alto

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- The wait is finally over for apple fans! The new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus went on sale Friday morning.

The first people inside the Palo Alto store had pre-ordered, so they didn't have to wait in line.

But the most talked about person in line for wasn't really a person. Brianna Lempesis is in San Diego, but her BeamPro Remote Presence Device, a fancy name for robot, was standing on a Palo Alto sidewalk.

"I did it because I thought it would be a truly techie way to experience camping out," said Lempesis.

The robot is from the company she works for. She got it in line Thursday morning, but people stopped to take pictures with her all night long. Fellow Apple fans in line chatted with her.

"No one has done anything mean to me to harm me, and it's an expensive device," said Lempesis.

"It's been fun to be next door to Brianna. We have gotten to know each other," said Kathy Jen, who was also in line.

Once the doors opened, the robot wheeled into the store, powered by Briana's desktop keyboard. The clerk easily found her money in the back of the robot and then hung the phone from a hook on the side. She was in and out and was the star of the store.

The next obstacle was getting the phone to the robot store a block away.

Lempesis was worried about crossing the street, but she made it down the sidewalk and across the street with any problem. At the next store, the employee opened the door and greeted the robot. And no one stole the phone.

"I feel like it was a fantastic experience. I'd do it again in a heart beat," explained Lempesis.

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