The future is officially upon us!
If you were worried that technology isn’t advancing as quickly as you’d like, you’re wrong. We now carry around artificial intelligence in our pockets, as book hotel rooms by pressing a few buttons with our fingers, and oh yeah, those hotels have robots that deliver room service–at least, one of them does.
If you find yourself ordering room service from the Aloft hotel in Cupertino, California, you might be surprised by the person bringing you your delivery–or should I say the thing. That’s because Aloft uses a very special kind of butler. Known as the Butlr, “employs” an autonomous robot that will bring guests small items they may have forgotten, like toothbrushes, razors, and yogurt.
There’s nothing cuter than a robot that calls its own elevator.
The friendly looking robot will roam the halls making deliveries to guests and asking about the service. It’s a novelty the guests love, Derrick Agas, front desk supervisor told Computer World. Despite Hollywood’s repeated dystopian films about the horror of robots, guests are loving these guys. They take selfies with them, post videos, and even send their kids to give it a letter, according to Agas.
One family was staying here and their daughter really wanted to see it work. She loved it so much she wrote a letter. When she walked up to it, I opened the door so she dropped the letter inside and I hit the shimmy button so it did a little dance for her. She had the biggest smile on her face.
Yup, first they lore us in with room service and cute dances, and then they kill humanity (with kindness). Seriously though, after a year of service, Agas said they have never had a single complaint about a creepy autonomous robot delivering food and toiletries. Instead, people love the novelty, which is garnering the hotel quite a bit of attention.
Watch how the adorable robot was sent on a mission to deliver yogurt:
[Featured Image Credit: Aloft Hotel]
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