Made by South Korean electronic giant LG, the robots at Incheon International Airport help travelers find their boarding gates and clean the floors. They were introduced in 2017, ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which were held in February this year.
Incheon, South Korea —
Made by South Korean electronic giant LG, the robots at Incheon International Airport help travelers find their boarding gates and clean the floors. They were introduced in 2017, ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which were held in February this year.
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Haneda Airport in Tokyo runs a robotics lab. Here, Pepper the robot, produced by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, is on display at the World Robot Summit in the capital in 2018.
Tokyo, Japan —
Haneda Airport in Tokyo runs a robotics lab. Here, Pepper the robot, produced by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, is on display at the World Robot Summit in the capital in 2018.
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A robot vacuums the floor at Changi Airport in Singapore.
Singapore —
A robot vacuums the floor at Changi Airport in Singapore.
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This robot tested at Geneva Airport in 2013 guides passengers to trolleys, ATMs, the lost luggage room, and the bathrooms.
Geneva, Switzerland —
This robot tested at Geneva Airport in 2013 guides passengers to trolleys, ATMs, the lost luggage room, and the bathrooms.
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A collaboration between Lufthansa airline and Munich Airport, Josie Pepper the robot can make small talk and recommend restaurants to passengers, as well as guide them to their boarding gate. The robot was trialed in 2018.
Munich, Germany —
A collaboration between Lufthansa airline and Munich Airport, Josie Pepper the robot can make small talk and recommend restaurants to passengers, as well as guide them to their boarding gate. The robot was trialed in 2018.
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AnBot is China's first smart police robot and made its debut at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in 2016. Equipped with four high resolution cameras, AnBot identifies human faces and exchanges information with police's database.
Shenzhen, China —
AnBot is China's first smart police robot and made its debut at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in 2016. Equipped with four high resolution cameras, AnBot identifies human faces and exchanges information with police's database.
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Dutch national carrier, tested robot Care-E this year at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. According to KLM, Care-E uses "a variety of familiar nonverbal sounds" to interact with travelers. Care-E can scan your boarding pass, can carry up to 85 pounds of luggage and travel at about 3 mph -- the average human walking pace.<br />
Amsterdam, Netherlands —
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Dutch national carrier, tested robot Care-E this year at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. According to KLM, Care-E uses "a variety of familiar nonverbal sounds" to interact with travelers. Care-E can scan your boarding pass, can carry up to 85 pounds of luggage and travel at about 3 mph -- the average human walking pace.
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A robot pictured at Chennai airport's new international arrivals terminal, developed under an a modernization program for the airport.
Chennai, India —
A robot pictured at Chennai airport's new international arrivals terminal, developed under an a modernization program for the airport.
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