The airport is definitely a popular playground for robots. In the wake of various experiments conducted by JAL in Tokyo Hanedaor Air New Zealand à Sydney, Lufthansa is also getting in on the act. The German group has deployed Josie Pepper in Terminal 2 of theMunich airport. This humanoid, English-speaking robot's mission is to provide information to travellers - directing them to their boarding gate, for example - and is a first in the German airport market.
Lufthansa officials explain that ". Terminal passengers can count on Josie Pepper, whose pleasant voice will give them an immediate answer, looking them straight in the eye. "Despite its relatively small size: 1.20 metres...
On a more technical level, it should be noted that "Pepper has been developed by the French company SoftBank RoboticsIt is based on the Watson artificial intelligence system developed by IBM. Those in charge of the project assure us that " the robot is able to answer each question individually. Like the human brain, the system is constantly improving and is able to combine questions with relevant information, with the aim of providing ever more precise answers. "according to the press release.
