How Robotics Are Changing Airport Operations

Airstar Robot

The Airstar Robot at Seoul Inchoen Airport is a multi-functional “guide/patrol/docent” machine.

Credit: Delta Air Lines
For several years, there have been forecasts of major changes coming in the way airports operate, for both passengers and operators. Robots are being increasingly used and may be the key to fast-tracking those changes. From the passenger perspective, biometric identification makes it likely that in...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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