Robots at reception: South African hotel turns to machines to beat pandemic

Nikhil Ranchod, co-founder of CTRL Robotic, poses for a portrait in the Sky Hotel auditorium, in Sandton, South Africa, with one of his three robots provided to the hotel. — AFP

JOHANNESBURG: Staff at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg's wealthy Sandton district adhere to strict Covid-19 protocols, wearing masks and physically distancing from guests as much as possible; all, that is, except Lexi, Micah and Ariel.

For the three concierges couldn't breathe germs on you even if they wanted to: they're robots.