ARLO versus ALO: Let the Best Bot Win!
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https://www.yahoo.com/tech/alo-the-botlr-worlds-first-robot-hotel-bellhop-94630820849.html A hotel chain in Silicon Valley has unveiled Botlr, the world’s first robot butler, which will work as a bellhop shuttling items between the hotel lobby and guests’ rooms.
Aloft Hotels in Cupertino, California, is situated opposite Apple in Silicon Valley and is known for its high-tech hospitality, which includes Apple TV in-room services and interactive software known as “Cool Concierge,” which looks up any information a guest might need.
The three-foot tall robot was made by robotics startup Savioke, which recently created the SaviOne robot as a delivery robot for the services and care industry.
Aloft’s Botlr comes “professionally dressed” with a vinyl uniform, complete with a bow tie and a name tag, and has been christened “ALO” by the hotel.
Aloft Hotels in Cupertino, California, is situated opposite Apple in Silicon Valley and is known for its high-tech hospitality, which includes Apple TV in-room services and interactive software known as “Cool Concierge,” which looks up any information a guest might need.
The three-foot tall robot was made by robotics startup Savioke, which recently created the SaviOne robot as a delivery robot for the services and care industry.
Aloft’s Botlr comes “professionally dressed” with a vinyl uniform, complete with a bow tie and a name tag, and has been christened “ALO” by the hotel.