This is awesome! And a little scary. I can’t wait / hope for this kind of interactive technology seeps into the public sphere. The coolest part is at the end of the video below, where they demonstrate an interactive map of the premises: touch screens, lasers and a HUGE model. Check out the full post from Popular Science:

In an innovative solution to the problem of crowd control in a business complex filled with 5,500 employees, a banking center in Madrid has assembled a team of stylish, helpful robots to help people navigate. According to the robots’ designers, the helmet-shaped Santander Interactive Guest Assistants (SIGA) are the first machines to use “swarm robotics in a commercial context”—as opposed to, say, in submarine exploration or flying art.

After meeting the robots, guests choose their language and destination on the console’s touchscreen. The robotic butlers then take them anywhere, from the meeting room, to the auditorium, to the exit toward a bus stop.