Why Robot Room Service is a Bad Idea
Tonight I chanced on a post on Twitter about a robot performing room service to deliver items to rooms. Here is why that is not a good idea: 1) Apart from the finesse that comes with a personal touch there are advantages to having a real person on room service. They can spot, deal with and raise the alarm about fires, medical emergencies, suspected trafficking, grooming, missing persons, child and other abuse. They can ask questions and get gut feelings. 2) The robot has repl