Articles tagged “robotics”

Hotels

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Maybe hotels should focus first on the basics, like getting on the cloud and ditching cable TV. But having fun products like robots is, at the very least, good for marketing.

Justin Dawes | 10 months ago

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Skift Meetings

Event Industry Turns to Robots to Help Ease Staffing Shortage Pain

Face-to-face meetings and events are returning, but many of the employees who worked in the hospitality industry in 2020 are not around to greet them. Droves who have worked in travel, tourism, hospitality, and events have moved on to other workforce sectors.

2 years ago
Event Industry Turns to Robots to Help Ease Staffing Shortage Pain

Online Travel

Robots Came For Your Jobs, Now They’re Coming for Your Vacations: Here’s How

Are there really enough people who want to remote-control a robot and visit places virtually? We're skeptical. But the founder of the startup Propelmee is surprisingly persuasive at the potential uses for such robots.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Robots Came For Your Jobs, Now They’re Coming for Your Vacations: Here’s How

Online Travel

Travel Industry to Switch On More Automated Processes to Cope With Reduced Staffing

Forget animatronic robots. But software that replaces repetitive tasks that white-collar workers do in back-offices, tracking devices that can alert when hand sanitizers are empty, and mobility scooters that drive themselves are some of the examples of automation that may be worthwhile.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Travel Industry to Switch On More Automated Processes to Cope With Reduced Staffing

Coronavirus

Airport Automation to Speed Up for a Crisis Rebound With Less Human Contact

Sanitizing robots. Amazon's touchless checkouts for airport stores. Contactless dining. Airports had already been embracing automation, but the crisis may accelerate the pace of change.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Airport Automation to Speed Up for a Crisis Rebound With Less Human Contact