Automatic following technologies enter a variety of industries
Trend - Robotic technologies that follow around consumers or workers are on the rise and impacting everything from travel products to hospital services. Such products enhance and ease function in spaces that tend to be highly logistical and at times, inconvenient for those who interact or work in them.
Insight - In spaces where they work or generally engage in, consumers appreciate tech-enhanced innovations that streamline errands and functions. Products and services that ease the purchase, professional or entertainment-based journeys are able to create better environments for customers and employees, who can then focus primarily on receiving the benefits of the experience without any inconveniences.
Insight - In spaces where they work or generally engage in, consumers appreciate tech-enhanced innovations that streamline errands and functions. Products and services that ease the purchase, professional or entertainment-based journeys are able to create better environments for customers and employees, who can then focus primarily on receiving the benefits of the experience without any inconveniences.
Workshop Question - Conceptualize an autonomous following product that would benefit your consumers or employees?
Trend Themes
1. Robotic Technologies That Follow People - Robotic devices that can autonomously follow people and ease logistic functions are on the rise and increasingly used in multiple industries.
2. Integration of AI in Luggage and Bags - Artificial Intelligence-powered luggage pieces and bags are being introduced to market, which make possible for the suitcase to follow its owner along and avoiding obstacles.
3. Autonomous Devices That Increase Convenience in Public Places - AI-enhanced products such as grocery carts, shopping bags, and golf caddies are becoming popular with the public, as they augment convenience level when engaged in different tasks.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - Robotic following technologies can be used in hotels or airports to improve guests’ experiences by offering automatic luggage transfer, or hotel robot assistants that pick up guests’ meals or packages.
2. Healthcare - Robotic technologies that can follow medicine carts, or self-driving mobile machines can be utilized in hospitals to improve the attention that nurses and doctors give patients as they handle logistics tasks.
3. Travel - Luggage pieces that autonomously follow owners, freeing up travel hands and avoiding fatigue, may be an opportunity for airlines and manufacturers alike to offer a new level of convenience for passengers.
