SaviOne Robot Butler Working at California Hotel
From: Robotics Trends - 08/14/2014
By: Steve Crowe

Savioke, a spinoff from Willow Garage led by Steve Cousins, will on August
20th start testing its ROS-powered SaviOne autonomous service robot at the
Aloft Cupertino hotel in California, across the street from Apple's corporate
campus.

The robot, nicknamed the A.L.O. robotic butler (Botlr) by the hotel, will
help human employees deliver amenities to guest rooms and move linens and
towels from the laundry room to guest rooms and to the fitness center in just
three minutes or less.

Steve Cousins, who lead the robotics effort at Willow Garage, said that
Savioke was interested in a range of service industry applications like
assisted living facilities and hotels. He deflected questions that robots
would displace jobs, and pointed out that the company’s motto was "Robots for
humanity." "Over time we want to help all people, but especially people with
disabilities," he said.

Read the entire article and view a video (0;35) at:
http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_healthcare/article/savione_robot_butler_working_at_california_hotel

Links:
Savioke
http://www.savioke.com/

Savioke Raises $2M in Funding for Services Industry Robot 
http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/savioke_raises_2m_in_funding_for_services_industry_robot/

‘Beep,’ Says the Bellhop
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/technology/hotel-to-begin-testing-botlr-a-robotic-bellhop.html

Be Fruitful, Go Forth and Multiply ... the Willow Way
http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/be_fruitful_go_forth_and_multiplythe_willow_way/