Passengers visiting Bengaluru airport may soon be greeted by a special robot assistant. Built to suit the needs of the Kempegowda International Airport, the little bot assistant, named KEMPA, will answers queries of confused passengers in English as well as Kannada.
Unveiled in a minute-long video by Priyank Kharge, Minister of state for Information Technology and Tourism, Government of Karnataka, KEMPA introduces himself as, “KEMPA, an advanced humanoid completely designed and manufactured in Bengaluru. I’m designed for deployment at the Kempegowda International Airport where I can be of assistance to you for flight-related queries, suggest places to visit in Karnataka, or simply entertain you on conversation with artificial intelligence over a cup of coffee.”
