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AI-equipped robot 'Josie Pepper' to greet passengers at Munich Airport

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A first for German airports, Josie Pepper's brain is based on IBM Watson technology, a question and answer computer system specifically developed to answer questions from the quiz show Jeopardy. Passengers at Munich Airport will have an unusual welcome when they arrive at Terminal 2. From today, Josie Pepper, a 120-centimetre tall robot will be on hand to greet them and answer questions. The innovation is a joint Lufthansa-Munich Airport project. It is the first-ever test of a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence at a German airport. For the next few weeks, Josie Pepper will welcome travellers to the non-public area of Terminal 2, which is jointly operated by Munich Airport and Lufthansa.