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November 27, 2015

‘Spencer’ the robot is here to help guide lost airline passengers

by John_A

Meet Spencer. This armless automaton will begin a test run in Schiphol Amsterdam Airport at the end of the month, greeting and guiding harried travellers through the transport hub’s famously confusing terminal system. Navigating it is so challenging, in fact, that KLM airlines donated a large part of the project’s funding because so many of its customers were getting lost and missing flights. To ensure that doesn’t happen anymore, Spencer is equipped with laser range-finding eyes and detailed maps of the airport’s interior.

Source: Phys.org

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