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Aloft Hotels to introduce new robotic butler
First robotic butler whizzes its way into hotel industry

It's said to have the work ethic of Wall-E, the humor of Rosie from "The Jetsons" and the style of R2D2. It's name is A.L.O. and it will be making its official debut at Aloft Cupertino, owned by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, on Aug. 20 as the hotel's industry's first robotic butler, or Botlr for short. A.L.O. isn't meant to replace the hotel's staff and talent, instead it's meant to help with the more menial tasks so the staff will have more time for face-to-face interaction with customers, according to a press release from Aloft Hotels. One of its main duties, for example, will be delivering towels, toothbrushes and the like to guests. Staff...