Alibab­a recent­ly launch­ed its highly automa­ted projec­ts for bookst­ores and grocer­y stores­HANGZHOU, CHINA,: Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s futuristic “FlyZoo” hotel, black disc-shaped robots about a metre in height deliver food and drop off fresh towels. “It’s all about the efficiency of the service and the consistency of service, because the robots are not disturbed by human moods. Alibaba, Mail.ru agree joint e-commerce ventureInside the hotel, softly-lit white panelled walls bring to mind the interiors of Hollywood spaceships. Elevators scan guests’ faces again to verify which floor they can access and hotel room doors are opened with another face scan. Once this is done, the guests’ facial scan data is immediately erased from Alibaba’s systems, said Wang.

Source: The Express Tribune January 22, 2019 17:37 UTC