Checking in for a flight is about to get even easier with mouth-less robots being introduced to Sydney airport.
Chip the CANdroid robot was introduced to the busy airport Monday, changing the way people travel.
The white and black humanoid robot with two eyes, two arms and a touch screen computer screen chest, can interact with passengers and help Air New Zealand customers with their check ins at the gate before boarding.
A mouth-less robot (pictured) was introduced to Sydney airport to help customers check in
Chip the robot is a humanoid robot that can interact with customers to help them with flights
Passengers can show boarding passes to the robot’s eyes, which then scans all the information
The robot has a touch screen chest (pictured) and can wave goodbye to the passenger
Passengers are able to show their boarding passes to the robot’s eyes, which then scans all the information before the robot later waves goodbye to the passenger.
Commonwealth Bank created a social robotics team in its Sydney Innovation Lab late last year who have since partnered with international companies to understand the opportunities robots could play in every day life.
Commonwealth Bank Innovation Labs general manager Tiziana Bianco said the mouth-less robots could bring information to life that standard, less engaging computer screens are capable of doing.
‘It is a wonderful opportunity to explore the possibilities of a horizon technology such as social robotics, and what it might enable in the future,’ Ms Bianco said.
‘People interact with them in a very social and sometimes emotional way.
‘Chip is one of the most advanced humanoid robots in the world and is perfect for our work aimed at understanding how humans and robots interact in dynamic social spaces.’
Commonwealth Bank partnered with international companies, including Air New Zealand, to understand the opportunities robots (pictured) could play in every day life
Air New Zealand Chief Digital Officer Avi Golan said the experiment allowed them to enhance the future experiences for customers
Chip the robot (pictured) will be at Sydney airport at Air New Zealand check in until Friday
Air New Zealand Chief Digital Officer Avi Golan said the experiment allowed them to enhance the future experiences for customers.
‘We are also experimenting with potential enhancements of the future, including the idea of our cabin crew on day using Micosoft’s HoloLens augmented reality viewers on board our aircraft,’ Mr Golan said.
The ‘globally unique’ week long experiment, which ends Friday, will allow customers to interact with Chip the robot at the Air New Zealand check-in counter at Sydney airport.