Awesome！Geneva Airport starts using robots to check in luggage

▲Robot Leo (Photo / Screenshot from YouTube)

By Rita

As labor becomes more expensive, it also signals that the robot era may be approaching. In the travel scene, we’re gradually seeing these “partners.”According to Lonely Planet, Geneva Airport in Switzerland will start using robots to help passengers with their luggage Up！

Leo is the grand name of this baggage-handling robot, and it will serve passengers in the terminal building. It is a self-propelled robot, so it can help check in bags, print baggage tags, and carry up to two pieces of luggage weighing 35 kilograms each. Passengers don’t need to worry about it bumping into people due to the airport crowds, as its design includes obstacle avoidance features.

The design purpose of this baggage-handling robot is to automate the boarding process. Therefore, passengers can check in their luggage outside the terminal building and then directly proceed to the conveyor belt. Of course, the entire process can also be monitored via in-airport videos to check the status of the luggage.

Using robots to create a more efficient, safer, and smarter baggage system is the first step toward airport automation.