Friendly robot guides passengers at Amsterdam airportDecember 1, 2015 - 10:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If you're catching a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and come across a humanoid robot, don't worry, because you aren't hallucinating. It's only Spencer, a mechanical helper deployed by Dutch airline KLM to prevent passengers from getting lost and missing their flight, Digital Spy said. Spencer, whose face is set atop of a tall rectangular body that houses a touchscreen, was developed by university and corporate researchers from five different European countries - Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. He gets around with the help of an array of 2D laser scanners, depth sensors, cameras and five on-board computers. He's packed with more tech than Jony Ive's lab. Researchers at Orebro University in Sweden have taught Spencer to be socially aware, giving him the ability to perceive and learn human behaviours and respond in the appropriate manner. The robot guide made his debut at Schiphol November 30 as part of a week-long trial, with plans in place to deploy a fully-autonomous version next March. Those with return flights from Amsterdam will no doubt welcome a helping hand after a week of brain-addling festivities in the Dutch capital. Photo: KLM Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |