There is a new high-tech way to greet travelers coming into and flying out of the Silicon Valley.
Jose, an artificial intelligence-powered robot, is stationed at San Jose International Airport and programmed to be friendly, helpful and filled with knowledge about how the airport works and where to find things like flights and restaurants.
The San Jose-based company that created Jose, Inbot, said a robot costs about $3,000 a month to rent. It is both programmable and international because it can speak 50 languages.
“We actually build many different robots for different customers, including hotels, airports, museums,” Inbot CEO Lei Yang said. “For this particular Jose robot, we actually programmed it so that it knows everything about the airport and local attractions.”