The Next Time You Order Room Service, It May Come by Robot

NY Times ^ | January 29, 2018 | Nora Walsh

[C19fan]

Hotels across the country are rushing to introduce robots with the promise of enhancing the guest experience and increasing efficiency. The automated companions can do everything from make and pick up deliveries to help guests find their way around.

Aloft Cupertino in the Silicon Valley (rates from $150) was the first hotel in the United States to debut Savioke’s Relay robot in 2014. The three foot tall autonomous robot, nicknamed Botlr, weighs 90 pounds and makes deliveries throughout the hotel using multiple sensors, 3D cameras and Wi-Fi to operate the elevators. Marriott has since begun mobile robot service at four other Aloft properties.

[elcid1970]

I’ll bet you went cow tipping at night in your younger days.

;^)

[Professional]

I have this vision of the future. Men get hot women robots....real women retaliate and get hard working men robots. Real men replace real women, then vice versa...

Shortly thereafter, the robots decide to hook up, and kill all the real people...

And the robots lived happily ever after!

[LouieFisk]

“I’ll bet you went cow tipping at night in your younger days”
—
Hey, I’m not over-the-hill yet! I still get my a-moos-ment!
:^)

[Huskrrrr]

“Working room service was the first time I ever saw a real naked lady.”

___________________________

I saw a few celebrities in their skivvies. Usually more information than I wanted.

[OrangeHoof]

Are the bots anatomically correct should the guest want additional services?

[GingisK]

Waiter’s Union might poke a hole in that idea.

[central_va]

and sanitized for your protection.

[ptsal]

robot cam videoing the occupants room

[RoosterRedux]

Robot? Who needs a robot for room service?

Connect the rooms to the kitchen with smart dumbwaiters. Sheesh.

[COBOL2Java]

What kind of robot?

"Where's my tip, a__hole?"

[COBOL2Java]

Are the bots anatomically correct should the guest want additional services?

That costs extra

[Architect of Avalon]

Sounds good.

[outofsalt]

"What kind of robot?"

Made in Mexico.

[Da Coyote]

There are two kinds of “room service”. (Heh)
And, ‘Twould appear that robots might be poised to serve in both positions.
(Positions, badda-boom, badda-bing. Tip your waiter.)

[Secret Agent Man]

Come now, robots and androids are different.

[zlala]

My SIL travels a lot & stayed at the hotel offering the 🤖 robot room service. She thought it was pretty neat.

[NorthMountain]

And "Stella" is REALLY different.

[T-Bone Texan]

All I remember is her accidentally flashing me on purpose, and I saw the whole taco!

[T-Bone Texan]

I served Sid Ceaser, Roseanne and Tom, but the highlight was Ollie North. Class act.