Christchurch Airport trials Pepper the robot
Christchurch Airport has started trials of Pepper the robot at its terminal. The airport has been trialling three Pepper robots at the airport for Read More…
Category: Robotics
ANA to expand self-driving wheelchair tests at Narita Airport
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is expanding its trial of self-driving wheelchairs at Narita Airport (NRT). The airline initially started a trial of theRead More…
Gatwick to trial Stan the robot for parking cars
Gatwick Airport plans to start a trial in August 2019 where robots actually park cars for passengers. The trial will use robots from French companyRead More…
Helsinki Airport trials 5G robot
Helsinki Airport has launched a 5G network and is using it to introduce a robot project. Finavia, the owner and operator of Helsinki Airport, and TRead More…
Prague Airport puts Master Pepper the robot to work
Prague Airport has put its first robot to work, entertaining passengers and providing them with basic information. The Czech airport and MastercardRead More…
KLM trials robot that takes your hand bags to the gate
Care-E is a self-driving trolley that guides passengers through the airport and can carry their hand baggage. To use the robot, passengers scan theRead More…
Munich Airport and Lufthansa testing Josie Pepper the information robot
Munich Airport and Lufthansa are testing a humanoid robot to provide information to passengers. Starting today, “Josie Pepper” the robot will be anRead More…
Haneda displays the robots on trial for Tokyo2020
Passengers arriving at Tokyo Haneda Airport for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can expect help with language and baggage from robots scattered about the termRead More…
Singapore Airlines launches chatbot to help passengers with pre-flight queries
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched a chatbot designed to help passengers with pre-flight-related queries. Called Kris, the bot is reached by visRead More…
Passengers can now make bookings on KLM chatbot
KLM passengers can now book tickets in a conversational way via a service bot on KLM’s Messenger. The Dutch airline has introduced a chatbot callRead More…
Incheon to introduce 14 LG robots for passenger services
Incheon International Airport has chosen LG to introduce artificially-intelligent robots to provide a series of services for passengers. A total ofRead More…
Tigerair launches Toby the Facebook Messenger chatbot
Tigerair has intoduced Toby the Chatbot. The airline’s official Facebook Messenger chatbot has been designed to help passengers: Search and book Read More…
Finnair launches its first chatbot powered by artificial intelligence
Finnair has launched its first artificially intelligent chatbot on Finnair’s global Facebook Messenger account. Called Finn, the chatbot knows how Read More…
Leo the baggage robot on show in Santiago
Leo, the innovative baggage robot developed by global air transport IT provider SITA, was showcased today at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Airport inRead More…
Air New Zealand trials robot at check-in
Air New Zealand is trialling a new social robot that will help passengers check-in and board at Sydney Airport. The airline is partnering with CommRead More…
Qantas Concierge chatbot launches in UK and North America
Qantas has launched its Concierge chatbot service in the UK, North America, and Hong Kong. The launch follows the successful introduction of the seRead More…
Seattle-Tacoma tests robots at security
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is doing a trial with a robot providing tips to help passengers get through security. The robot uses audio insRead More…
Robots arrive at Seoul’s Incheon Airport
Incheon, South Korea’s largest airport, has 10 new workers this week. Two types of robot one for passenger service, the other for cleaning. Troika Read More…
HMSHost deploys Pepper the Robot to promote app
HMSHost is bringing Pepper, the 4-foot-tall humanoid robot, to airports across the U.S. this summer to promote its Host2Coast app to passengers. ThRead More…
SITA Lab unveils KATE, a robotic kiosk
SITA Lab has unveiled an intelligent check-in kiosk that will autonomously move to busy or congested areas in the airport as needed. Like all robotRead More…