On the Ground: Robotics & AI

Boeing NeXt will leverage the OEM’s research and development activities and investments in areas such as autonomous flight and advanced propulsion.

Trials will start after the summer of 2019 and the autonomous vehicle will arrive at Brussels Airport in early 2020 for further tests.

Delta Air Lines has become a member of the Exoskeleton Technical Advisory Group (X-TAG), which will work on strategies to bring full-body, powered industrial exoskeleton systems to the workforce.

Munich Airport has teamed up with Lufthansa to trial a humanoid robot, developed by SoftBank Robotics, which provides passengers with information on their gate and restaurants and shops in Terminal 2.

Groupe ADP, Air New Zealand and Aeromexico discuss the merits of artificial intelligence (AI) and consider its future impact on the air transport industry.

Geneva Airport’s Gilles Brentini and Hamidul Huq talk chatbots, blockchain, robots, startups and improving the passenger experience.