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July 31, 2017 - inconnu - Robots are to make room service deliveries at a hotel.A Silicon Valley based company, named Savioke, is developing autonomous indoor delivery robots that are expected to change the hospitality industry. The robot, named Relay, will be able to deliver food and snacks to guests.Japan’s Prince Hotel chain has become the first to sign up to give Relay a try. The chain will start the trails at its Shinagawa Prince property in Minato-ku, Tokyo from October 2017.Relay is fully autonomous and capable of steering itself to the set location while avoiding obstacles. The delivery robot can also board elevators without human assistance. The robot has a hinged lid and a touch-pad screen with two electronic , expressive “eyes”.When a guest requests something from reception, a member of staff opens Relay’s lid and places the order inside.They then use the touch pad to enter the room number.The robot is then able to be guided to the correct location.On arrival at the room, the guest gets a phone call to say Relay is outside.The guest removes the order and the robot then returns to a docking station for its battery to be recharged.Price Hotel plans to accumulate data through the trails and start using Relay by 2019. Savioke CEO Steve Cousins said:” We make robots for the service industry, robots that can move around by themselves and help people out.”A rabid drop in sensor prices due to the plethora of smart phones means that the robots can be made relatively cheaply despite advance technology.Cousins added that deciding where to put a robot was easy.He added:” First use cases are really simply.“You are staying at a hotel, you need a toothbrush or shaving kit or your are hungry.“You call down to the front desk and say can I have a toothbrush, for example, and the person at the front desk gets a toothbrush and puts it in , types the room number and robot goes off on its own.“When it gets to your r

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Daily Round Up 31 July 2017
July 31, 2017 - inconnu - Robots are to make room service deliveries at a hotel.A Silicon Valley based company, named Savioke, is developing autonomous indoor delivery robots that are expected to change the hospitality industry. The robot, named Relay, will be able to deliver food and snacks to guests.Japan’s Prince Hotel chain has become the first to sign up to give Relay a try. The chain will start the trails at its Shinagawa Prince property in Minato-ku, Tokyo from October 2017.Relay is fully autonomous and capable of steering itself to the set location while avoiding obstacles. The delivery robot can also board elevators without human assistance. The robot has a hinged lid and a touch-pad screen with two electronic , expressive “eyes”.When a guest requests something from reception, a member of staff opens Relay’s lid and places the order inside.They then use the touch pad to enter the room number.The robot is then able to be guided to the correct location.On arrival at the room, the guest gets a phone call to say Relay is outside.The guest removes the order and the robot then returns to a docking station for its battery to be recharged.Price Hotel plans to accumulate data through the trails and start using Relay by 2019. Savioke CEO Steve Cousins said:” We make robots for the service industry, robots that can move around by themselves and help people out.”A rabid drop in sensor prices due to the plethora of smart phones means that the robots can be made relatively cheaply despite advance technology.Cousins added that deciding where to put a robot was easy.He added:” First use cases are really simply.“You are staying at a hotel, you need a toothbrush or shaving kit or your are hungry.“You call down to the front desk and say can I have a toothbrush, for example, and the person at the front desk gets a toothbrush and puts it in , types the room number and robot goes off on its own.“When it gets to your r