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Lyon airport is experimenting with service robots: “It’s funny, it looks human”

2024-02-20T08:12:19.400Z

Highlights: Lyon airport is experimenting with service robots. A robot which clears the tables, four others which are responsible for parking the cars. “It’s funny, he looks human,” says a customer. The impression is also good among the staff at the Confluence show where the little robot is being tested for the first time in a French airport. ‘We don't know if it's a girl or a boy, but he or she helps us a lot,’ says Youssoupha Ndiaye, the team leader.


A robot which clears the tables, four others which are responsible for parking the cars. Lyon airport is testing different innovations af


His name is Plato, impeccable black suit, bow tie.

This friendly service robot, developed by the French company Aldebaran, a subsidiary of the German group United Robotics, is currently being tested at Lyon - Saint-Exupéry airport.

And we can say that it has a small effect on passing travelers.

“It’s funny, he looks human,” says a customer.

The impression is also good among the staff at the Confluence show where the little robot is being tested for the first time in a French airport: “We chose to rename it Tokyo.

We don't know if it's a girl or a boy, but he or she helps us a lot.

As soon as there is a need, we send him on a mission,” says Youssoupha Ndiaye, the show’s team leader.

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Source: leparis

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