Europe will be "invaded by a thousand robots" from Russia

Europe will soon find itself being "invaded by robots", said Russian autonomous service robot manufacturer Promobot in a press release. The attention-grabbing headline is referring to a major contract that the firm has signed with Swiss company Advanced Robotics.

The €18.5-million contract will see Promobot become the exclusive manufacturer for Advanced Robotics, whereby the firm will build and distribute around 1,000 robots to European nations between now and 2024.

Promobots are already working in 35 countries as administrators, consultant, promoters and guides in shops, museums, banks, malls and government offices. They are being utilised by a diverse range of major institutions including the Bank of Oman, the Dubai mall, Moscow metro, Baltimore airport, IKEA stores and medical clinics in Kuwait and Israel.

In a press release, Aleksei Iuzhakov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Promobot, said that a heavy focus had been placed on the software.

He said: "It is important that we did not just sell robots, we knew in advance what application cases are needed, in which business processes robots will be built in, and who is the end customer of the product.“

Gabriel Gantner, Advanced Robotics CEO said: "While most of the analogues [currently on the market] seem to be nothing more than gadgets, Promobot has all the potential to bring real benefits to business. Advanced robot AI, structural features and functionality often outperform similar products in the robotics market."

"We are planning to launch interactive applications that will work partially offline, and partially controlled by a person through a telepresence service. We are going to develop applications for a robot concierge, exhibition employee and other service positions.“

"Today, robots are practically not used in Europe, so we see great potential for development. We believe that in the next five years Promobot AI will be developed so that it will be able to provide significant support to “live” employees, and in some aspects even replace them. We are already in talks with European coworking and business centre chains, retailers and airports,” he continued.

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