ROBOTS TO HANDLE BAGGAGE, DO CLEANING, AND ANSWER QUESTION WITH AN EVENTUAL PLAN TO PROVIDE SECURITY CHECKS, ISSUE BOARDING PASSES AND SERVE FOOD AT AN AIRPORT IN S KOREA INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS 15 MULTILINGUAL ROBOTS TO PATROL AND ASSIST PASSENGERS

Incheon International Airport will deploy robots to handle baggage, customer service and cleaning duties late this year.



The airport said Thursday that it will deploy 15 robots for a trial run until August 2017.

Five will offer directions to airport users, another five will handle baggage processing and five more will clean floors.


Robots will eventually also handle security checks, issue boarding passes and serve food and drinks in airport lounges.

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