Stick an iPad on a Segway and What Do You Get? An Airport Robot

A robot on wheels with an iPad for a head is the latest addition to the Indianapolis International Airport's guest services staff

The so-called Double Robot is meant to enhance customer relations at an airport that serves more than 7 million travelers each year, according to a statement from the Indianapolis Airport Authority. The robot features a customer service worker's face on an iPad—as if you were speaking to the representative on Face Time or Skype—and it sports a blue polo shirt on its skinny Segway-like body.

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The robot took its first spin around the airport's baggage claim earlier this week Read more...

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