Space Egg, robot porter, Alibaba Group, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Developer - Alibaba Group (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=16941)

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Published on Sep 21, 2018

"Alibaba to launch new service robot for hotels (https://www.alizila.com/alibaba-unveils-new-service-robot-for-hotels)"

by Adam Najberg
September 21, 2018

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Article "Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has built a robot porter for hotels called Space Egg (https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/25/17900160/alibaba-ai-robot-space-egg-hotel-porter)"
It’s starting a first trial in a hotel in Hangzhou in October

by James Vincent
September 25, 2018


Space Egg might just be the start, too. Speaking to The Verge by email, a spokesperson for Alibaba said the company was working on future variations, including a Space Shuttle for delivering medicines in hospitals. The spokesperson said Alibaba was looking for ways to customize its robots for new environments, including, potentially, restaurants and offices.

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Article "Alibaba unveils 'Space Egg' robot equipped with an AI assistant set to work at a bellhop in Chinese hotels (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6216743/Alibaba-unveils-Space-Egg-robot-thats-set-work-Chinese-hotels.html)"
Alibaba is testing out futuristic robot bellhops at select hotels next month
Called 'Space Eggs,' they use artificial intelligence to tend to hotel guests needs
The robots can deliver food or laundry and respond to guests voice commands

by Annie Palmer
September 27, 2018