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Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Aloft Butler Brings you a Toothbrush

Finally a closer look at the hospitality robotic butler at the Aloft in Cupertino.  I remember when there was a version of the Aloft in Second Life that I 'stayed' in, but that is long gone.    Being used mostly to deliver things to your door.  How will this evolve?

" ... If a guest is staying at the Aloft hotel in Cupertino, Calif. and asks for a comb or a late-night snack, the guest may be surprised at who -- or what -- brings it to the room.

The Aloft Hotel in the Silicon Valley city has been using an autonomous robot as a butler, delivering small items that guests might have forgotten to pack, like toothpaste or a razor, along with snacks and candy.

The robot, dubbed Butlr, has worked out so well that another one of the hotel chain's properties has begun using its own robot and a third has plans in the works to adopt another. ... " 

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