Botlr, the robot butler who attends room service at the Aloft hotel in Cupertino

The Aloft Hotel in Cupertino has hired the services of Botlr, a robot developed by the firm Savioke, that is able to meet what customers demand. It is equipped with a touch screen 7 Inch, WiFi and 4G connection, Camera and sensors to detect objects and people. It also incorporates a telephone to call guest rooms.

From the past 20 August, Botlr is being tested at the Aloft hotel in Cupertino (California) To test your capabilities as a "butler", Serving customers and supplying what they demand.

This robot, which has been developed by the firm Savioke, Silicon Valley-based startup, It does not have a human form or limbs and is not equipped with an audio system to be able to engage in a conversation with customers. However, It seems that his functions for room service as "waiter-bellhops" are capable of performing them.

This robot is equipped with a touch screen 7 that serves as an interface to interact with customers and other hotel staff.

It is also equipped with 4G and WiFi connections, and it has presence sensors and cameras to be able to move around the building and reach your destination without setbacks. In addition, It is able to detect if it has an object or person in front of it so as not to interfere with its path, And it even knows when the elevator is full so it doesn't go up or give way to guests.

To make up for the lack of hands and voice, When the robot arrives at a room where its services have been requested, it calls for the customer to come and pick up the objects it has required. These will have been placed, by hotel employees, in the compartment located at the top of the, Whether it's a towel, A newspaper or toothbrush. If the guest is satisfied with the service, they can reward Botlr by tweeting.

This is a pilot experience that, if successful, the hotel company Aloft plans to expand to more than a hundred of its establishments starting in 2015.

 

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