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Robot airline assistants deployed to serve travelers
By:Wu Qiong  |  From:english.eastday.com  |  2017-09-15 08:55

A flight attendant introduces a robot airline assistant to the crowd.

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) is going to solve airport confusion with robots. Starting September 13, two robot brothers will be seen roaming Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, offering services to the airlines’ high-end travelers.

The two robots sport the iconic uniform of CEA. Their partly rounded head has a flat touchscreen face that displays smiling eyes or information. Since their debut, they have attracted people’s attention and won many hearts. Want to know more about them? Here is their CV.

Robot airline assistant brothers Dongdong and Xiaodongdong

Name: Dongdong and Xiaodongdong
Nationality: Chinese
Birthplace: Shanghai
Birth month: August 2015
Height: 1.2 meters
Weight: 40 kilograms
Feature: Intelligent robot
Job position: Smart airport lounge assistant
Personality: Lovely, smart, warm and patient
Hobby: Chatting, singing, dancing, telling jokes and playing cute
Capability: Acting as check-in guide for high-end passengers, helping travelers get flight information and check membership information, answering inquiries and offering other airport services; providing travel product marketing and advertising; entertaining passengers…
Strength: precise face identification, fast internal operation, strong language proficiency and flexible facial expression
  

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