Room-service robots -- and that's just the start

Ramamurthy Sivakumar is a vice president and managing director at Intel Capital. He oversees investments in immersive sports, healthcare and perceptual computing. At a popular hotel nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, two long-separated technologies came together not long ago -- all in the name of toothpaste. A small robot, outfitted with 3D cameras, was loaded up with a bath kit, a newspaper and a spare towel. It then took the supplies, rolled out of the lobby, called for the elevator and delivered the items to a guest room.