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With the modern technology of computers, email, instant messaging and electronic greeting cards, handwritten letters are virtually obsolete (minus the odd birthday and Christmas card). However a company called Bond has combined old school with new technology for sending ‘handwritten’ greetings. The company use robots in an innovative way. You can use your computer or your mobile phone to send a greeting or a note and the robot then writes out your message in calligraphy on paper or using your own handwriting style that it stores in memory. The message is then put in an envelope and sealed with wax and sent to you. To make use of the handwriting Bond robots the company requires that you send them a handwriting sample of your own if you want the robot to use your writing style; or you can choose one of the standard calligraphy styles from the website. This allows you to send out a greeting or note with a personal touch while at the same time not having to sit down and actually...