TLI Staff
New Delhi: Washington Post’s Anna Fifield asked for coffee pods while her stay in a Shanghai hotel and was amazed to find a room service robot at her doorstep. She also took a quick video of the robot and uploaded on social media, which is now going viral on web.
“I called for more coffee pods in my Shanghai hotel room and this is how they came to me,” she posted on Twitter along with the video of the room service robot moving in her direction carrying in its front panel what she demanded.
I called for more coffee pods in my Shanghai hotel room and this is how they came to me: pic.twitter.com/zqc9OLpXHA
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) November 20, 2019
Internet is is awe with the room service of the said hotel and terms it as the future of the hotel industry.
Yup had the same pleasant surprise experience in Beijing last month for my water and the best part was no tips required lol pic.twitter.com/d7hZar3X1o
— Richard N. Liu | ??? | ??? ?? | ?????·N·??????? (@richardliu18) November 20, 2019
I was staying in a hotel in South Korea last month. One of these robots pushed its way into the lift as I was trying to get out. I found myself talking to it saying let me out of the lift first. They need etiquette training. ??
— Mike Spinks (@mbspinks) November 20, 2019
Love how it just rambles while it’s driving away
— ????????????????????? (@fishsauceisgood) November 20, 2019
What jobs will there be for humans in the future?
— Maureen (Mo)?? (@mo_dombrowski) November 20, 2019
Yeah, my hotel robot (looks the same!) in Shenzhen brought me cough drops this week. It has a little kid’s voice and barges onto the elevators too pic.twitter.com/T43jRD3i1Q
— Trevor Curwin (@tcurwin) November 20, 2019
The trend is fast catching up in hotels across the globe that are looking at cutting costs by getting robots to deliver stuff to guests, and in turn getting their staff chance to focus more on guests.
Some economies where labour costs are more than robot prices are fast embracing the growing market for automation in many such services. The fact that robots don’t take sick leaves or get tired, it’s a win-win situation for both consumers and the service providers.
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