Robots, the intelligent machines, are overhauling the world. Oxford University researchers have estimated that 47 percent of the US jobs could be automated within the next two decades.
Alibaba’S futuristic Flyzoo hotel has now introduced black disc-shaped robots about a meter in height to deliver food and drop off fresh towels.
Located in China’s Hangzhou city, FlyZoo Hotel is equipped with AI and facial recognition. The hotel is the world’s first of its kind to employ AI workforce.
The robots drastically cut the hotel’s cost of human labour and eliminate the need for guests to interact with other people.
Guests check-in at podiums that scan their faces, as well as passports or other ID. Visitors with a Chinese national ID can scan their faces using their smartphones to check-in ahead of time. Elevators scan guests’ faces again to verify which floor they can access and hotel room doors are opened with another face scan.
Through the mobile app, travellers can book their stay, choose the floor & direction their room. The hotel has 290 rooms and each room has a butler called “Tmall Elf”, a 24/7 hour working device that obeys guests’ order.
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ver food ordered through the mobile app. Guests can check out without hassles and can buy anything they see in the hotel. Flyzoo is Alibaba’s endeavour to attract tourists visiting China.
