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Meet the Robots: Aibo, Jibo, Leo & Cleo
This robot roundup includes one recently deceased, one arisen from the dead and two that are gainfully employed
By Luckbox
LEO & CLEO
In a search for gainfully employed robots, luckbox came across Leo and Cleo, who work as butler concierges at Chicago’s Hotel EMC2, one of Marriott’s 166 Autograph Collection properties. Each boutique hotel in the group features a unique design, and all are independently owned.
EMC2 is located off Chicago’s Magnificent Mile in a dense concentration of upscale stores and restaurants. The 195-room hotel is impeccably designed and is consistent with the Autograph Collection’s mandate that each of the carefully curated properties is “unique in design and thoughtful in spirit.”
That spirit was apparent when general manager Mark...
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