Travelers flying out of Boston’s Logan International Airport may have met its newest assistant, Carla. She’s upbeat, informative – but not human.This hologramlike virtual assistant stands by one of Logan’s checkpoints, explaining the rules for passing through security. As she bops through each regulation, pictures of cellphones and toiletries (neatly packed into plastic bags) appear above her hands (like at 0.43 in video below) After the two-minute spiel, Carla repeats the message in Spanish.
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I am very excited to watch the video because this would be my first time to see an avatar in the airport. However, as I click on the video nothing appeared. The link to the video has been banned. Therefore, they should take a look at this again for the netizens convenience.
Posted by: James Turner | December 27, 2012 at 10:55 AM