Monday, August 18, 2014

Editor's Pick: Hotel's Robotic Butler Is Not Quite 'Rosie'


Katherine Noyes
08/18/14 11:37 AM PT
A.L.O., the "botlr" that can deliver stuff to hotel rooms, may have very few tricks up its sleeve -- and no arm for a sleeve, for that matter -- but it's undeniably cute. "My first thought is, you have to start somewhere, as in utilizing what might be called 'passive robotics' for simplistic tasks like delivering extra towels or a toothbrush to hotel guests," said tech analyst Charles King. [More...]

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