People
who can afford $25,000 (£20,000) a month to hire a luxury apartment in
Los Angeles are being offered a robot butler, which provides room
service with a personal touch.
Crescent
Heights, who operates a 40-storey tower block in Beverly Hills, have
thrown in the electronic valets, nicknamed Charley, as part of the
rental fee.
The
building, known as Ten Thousand, will be the first in the world to use
the Relay model, designed by California-based robotics company Savioke.
The robot (pictured), nicknamed
Charley, is the first to be used in a residential building. It can
deliver packages, meals and drinks right to the door
Charley,
which looks a bit like R2D2 from Star Wars, It can deliver packages,
meals and drinks right to the door of the resident and can even operate
lifts on its own.
All
those who move into the building will be given special iPads allowing
them to order items which will be delivered by a team of Charleys.
Roman
Speron, vice president of Crescent Heights, said: 'We have established
ourselves as an innovator in high-rise residential technology, and Ten
Thousand is undoubtedly the building of the future.
Charley (pictured) comes complete with
a secure compartment so there is no risk of someone pinching another
resident's delivery as he brings it to an apartment
'People rely on technology more than ever to simplify their lives, but often technology can prove challenging for residents.'
Mr
Speron said: 'We have simplified the process so that residents can
enjoy more leisure time, from having a parcel that just arrived to
getting a morning latte delivered via robot to their front door.
'Similarly,
the benefit of having a designated tech concierge means residents can
call upon our in-house tech team with any type of request and be able to
bypass waiting for phone tech support to get on the line and offer
personalised assistance.'
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