Amazing BlueBotics Robot at the Geneva Airport

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10.06.2013

At the Geneva Airport a new robot helps passengers to find their way. The Guide was developed by the IT-Division of the Airport and Bluebotics.

The Airport of Geneva and Bluebotics have developed an innovative robot. The robot moves around in the airport and is looking for contacts. It helps travellers looking for a trolley, a money exchange or toilets. The robot accompanies the travellers to the location and at the same time it helps to carry forward the reflections on the concept of the service.

Gilles Brentini from the Division Informatique of the Airport of Geneva comments: “The robot let our passengers know that they have arrived in Switzerland, a country at the leading edge of technology.”

The robot is innovative in two ways. The first innovation is the navigation system. Similar system exist however they need cables on the floor or other references. The Bluebotics navigation system doesn’t need anything. The second innovation is the application. It’s the first robot which helps passengers in an airport to access different services.

The travellers seem to have already adopted the robot without any problems and are using it without hesitation.

A short video in French with English subtitles shows how the robot is doing his work at the airport.

Bluebotics is a spin-off company of the Autonomous Systems Lab, EPFL. Founded in 2001 with the mission of marketing innovative and promising mobile robotics technologies, the company is now active in two segments: Automation and service robotics.

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