Airport

Airport Passenger Assistance

At Halifax Stanfield, we integrated voice, touchscreen information, and indoor guidance into two robotic assistants—helping passengers find information and navigate designated areas.

Passenger assistance robot at Halifax Stanfield HALIFAX STANFIELD PROJECT

THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

Ask a question. Find your way.

Passengers could access flight, weather, and terminal information, then use robotic guidance to reach designated destinations.

Voice and touch Information access Indoor guidance Designated destinations Pre-security Project location

01 / ROBOT PLATFORM

Three systems. One assistant.

An interactive interface, depth sensing, and a mobile base brought information and indoor guidance together.

Airport robot with interactive screen, industrial vision camera and intelligent obstacle-avoidance chassis
01 / INTERFACEVoice · Touch · Information
02 / DEPTH SENSINGSurroundings · Obstacles
03 / MOBILE BASEPositioning · Navigation
Robot navigating through the airport terminal
INDOOR NAVIGATION DEMONSTRATION

02 / INDOOR NAVIGATION

A route through a moving terminal.

The navigation system used its surroundings to adjust speed, follow indoor routes, and respond to people and temporary obstacles.

  • People and obstacle detection
  • Indoor positioning and route following
  • Stopping and route replanning