Expert level comfort
Can you imagine landing after a long trip and being able to leave the airport for your car, taxi or subway without having to carry your heavy luggage? This dream of any weary traveler could come true in the future.
In fact, between April 17 and 28, Japan Airlines tested it at the Fukuoka airport. There and after landing, a mobile robot handled customers' checked-in luggage from the baggage claim belt to the terminal exit , they inform Traveler.es from the airline, which is studying new dates and other airports to continue with the trials.
And it is that at the moment it is about that, an initial study that does not yet have a specific plan for a full implementation, but the objective is to continue analyzing how to use robots to improve the service, "especially in the period prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and to respond to the high number of elderly people in Japan."
The Omron LD Mobile Robot
At the moment, the transport of luggage with mobile robots is designed to passengers with special needs, such as people in wheelchairs or families traveling with young children and babies.
The robot that is being used in this test phase is the Omron LD Mobile Robot , a self-driving autonomous vehicle designed to **transport objects in different environments (up to 60 kilos)**, both isolated and with a large influx of people.