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There’s now a robot that can check your bags at Geneva airport


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07 June 2016



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One of the most convenient changes in the modern era of air travel has been the ability to check in online, drop your bags at the counter, and stroll off to security, potentially without having to speak to a single human. But when everyone else started doing the same thing, the lines at check-i




Kassie Perlongo Kassie is the Managing Editor at Robohub.
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