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JAL Puts Walking Robots to Work at Haneda Airport Good morning. Here is a story about robots that walk on two legs and the airline that just hired them.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is running a three-year test at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Lugging bags, moving containers, and cleaning cabins. Two humanoid robots from a company called Unitree Robotics.
JAL teamed up with GMO AI and Robotics to make it happen. Each robot costs around $15,400. That's cheaper than a used car. Quick word on the term "humanoid." It just means the robot is built like a person.
Two legs, two arms, head on top. Because airports were designed for humans. Doorways, stairs, narrow aisles. A robot on wheels can't handle all that without expensive renovations. Here is the bigger reason this matters.
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