The Russian Promobot robot of the SKOLKOVO Foundation's resident company Promobot has become an employee of the Sabiha Gokcen international airport in Istanbul. It will advise passengers and help them with navigation, the company's press service reported.
The robot is equipped with a ticket scanner, it helps to find the boarding gate or navigate in the terminal, tells about the rules of behavior and safety, and can also call a taxi. Promobot knows several languages: Russian, English, Turkish, Arabic and Spanish. It also has obstacle sensors that allow it to move freely in areas of increased congestion.
"Airports are one of the most popular areas of robotics in the world. And Russian robots are one of the most popular solutions in this market: Promobots assembled in Perm can already be found at airports in the United States, Chile, at Vnukovo airport, and now in Istanbul. Russian technologies in the field of service robotics are already significantly ahead of competitors, and we plan only to grow, " Oleg Kivokurtsev, Promobot development Director, comments.
Promobot company was founded in 2015 in Perm. It is the largest manufacturer of autonomous service robots in Russia, Northern and Eastern Europe. Promobots are used as administrators, promoters, consultants, guides and concierges, replacing or supplementing human employees in 39 countries around the world. Promobot robots are already working in the Museum of Modern History of Russia, MFC, Sberbank, Baltimore-Washington airport, Dubai Mall. All the company's products are manufactured and developed in Russia.
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Based on materials from RIA Novosti