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Robot bellhop brings you fresh batteries

The New York Times reports the Aloft Hotel reports a new robot has reported for duty as a bellhop.

The New York Times reports the Aloft Hotel reports a new robot has reported for duty as a bellhop.

On Aug. 20, the Aloft hotel here will begin testing this robotic bellhop, a wheeled service vehicle designed to shuttle items from the hotel lobby desk to guest rooms.
-- New York Times, August 11, 2014

It can work the elevator, deliver razor blades (to I guess murderers), and not blink if you're cheap with the tip. It cannot blink, period. They do not blink. Look forward to its cold dead eyes not blinking at you when you open the door at two in the morning to receive your razor blades.