A method and system for assisting a shopper in obtaining item(s) desired by the shopper is disclosed. The method and system include allowing the shopper to provide the item(s) to a computer system and determining location(s) of the item(s) using the computer system. The method and system also include determining a route including the location(s) using the computer system. In one aspect, the method and system also include allowing the shopper to edit the at least one item after the route has been determined, determining an additional location for a new item using the computer system if a new item has been entered, and re-determining the route based on the shopper editing the at least one item using the computer system. In another aspect, the computer system resides on a robotic shopping cart. In this aspect, the method and system also include automatically driving the robotic cart to each of the location(s).